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14 Cards in this Set
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REVENUE |
$$- INCOME (MONEY) TO PAY FOR TROOPS from taxes and other sources |
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BOYCOTT |
REFUSE TO BUY SOMETHING- to show disapproval or force someone to do something |
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WRIT OF ASSISTANCE |
COURT DOCUMENTS- allowed the customs officers to search almost everywhere for smuggled (hidden) goods |
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COMMITTEES 0F CORRESPONDENCE |
A GROUP OF PROTESTERS BROUGHT TOGETHER OPPOSED TO BRITISH MEASURES (RULES) and spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE |
THE REFUSAL TO OBEY LAWS THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNJUST ( NOT fair)- do not follow laws |
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LOYALISTS |
PEOPLE THAT STAYED LOYAL (SIDED) WITH BRITAIN- OPPOSED WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE |
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PATRIOTS |
COLONISTS WHO WANTED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN- supported the war and their right to govern themselves |
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PETITION |
A FORMAL REQUEST (ASK FOR SOMETHING)- COLONISTS WANTED THE KING AND PARLIAMENT TO TREAT THEM FAIRLY |
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MERCENARY |
HIRED SOLDIERS TO FIGHT FOR THE BRITISH- THEY WERE PAID BY BRITIAN |
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SARATOGA |
A BATTLE WHERE BRITISH GENERAL BURGOYNE'S ARMY WAS SURROUNDED BY PATRIOTS- HE SURRENDERED (GAVE UP) 0N OCT. 17,1777 |
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VALLEY FORGE |
THE CONTINENTAL ARMY LED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON CAMPED HERE OVER THE WINTER OF 1777 TO 1778- UNTIL FRANCE HELPED THEM AND DECLARED WAR ON BRITAIN |
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INFLATION |
NEEDING MORE AND MORE MONEY TO BUY THE SAME AMOUNT OF GOODS- PAPER MONEY VALUE IS GREATER THAN SUPPLY OF GOLD AND SILVER |
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RATIFY |
TO APPROVE OFFICIALLY A DRAFT OF A DOCUMENT SUCH AS A TREATY |
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SALUTARY NEGLECT |
UNWRITTEN STATE OF NON-HARMFUL NEGLECT BY ENGLAND TOWARD AMERICAN COLONIES - COLONISTS WERE INDEPENDENT AND ALLOWED TO GOVERN THEMSELVES |
