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30 Cards in this Set
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What is a strategy?
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A strategy is a plan of action.
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What is a casualty?
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A casualty is a person who is killed, wounded, or missing during a war.
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What is a proclamation?
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A proclamation is an official announcement.
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What is Parliament?
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Parliament is Britain's law-making body of government.
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What is an ally?
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An ally is a person who joins together with another for a specific purpose.
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What is a petition?
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A petition is a written request signed by many people.
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What is a diplomat?
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A diplomat is a government representative who deals with other nations.
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What was the Committee of Correspondence?
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The Committee of Correspondence was a group of people who wrote to each other--sharing information about the British.
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What is a mercenary?
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A mercenary is a person paid to fight.
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What is a minutemen?
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A minutemen was a militia who were ready to fight in a minute.
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What is a privateer?
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A privateer is a privately owned small ship.
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What is a declaration?
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A declaration is a statement.
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What is an intervention?
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An intervention is when 1 nation or person enters/interrupts the affairs of another nation/person.
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Who was a Loyalist?
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A loyalist was a person who was loyal to Great Britain.
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What does it mean to surrender?
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To surrender means to give up and admit you are defeated.
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What is a duty?
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A duty is a tax on imported goods.
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What is a congress?
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A congress is a meeting of representatives.
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What is a peninsula?
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A peninsula is land that juts out into the water.
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What is a revolution?
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A revolution is an attempt to overthrow the government and replace it with another.
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What is a massacre?
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A massacre is the killing of a number of defenseless people.
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What does it mean to negotiate?
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To negotiate is to talk and try to reach an agreement.
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What is a boycott?
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A boycott is a refusal to buy a product or service in order to protest something.
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What is neutral?
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Neutral is when a nation/group chooses not to participate--in a war for example.
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What does it mean to repeal something?
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To repeal something means to cancel it.
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What is a tax?
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A tax is money paid to the government.
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What does it mean to fortify something?
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To fortify is to strengthen something.
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Who was a Patriot?
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A Patriot was a person who disagreed with Great Britain ruling the colonies.
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What is a delegate?
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A delegate is a person chosen to represent a group of people.
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What is propaganda?
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Propaganda is information used to win support for a cause.
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What is treason?
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Treason is a revolt against the government.
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