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37 Cards in this Set
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mercenary
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a soldier for hire;
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blockade
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closing a port to prevent supplies from getting in
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radical
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a person wanting sudden and drastic changes in society
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traitor
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a person who betrays his country
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preamble
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the introduction to an important document
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grievance
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a complaint
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consent
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permission
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nation
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country
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derive
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to get something
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guerrilla fighting
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hit-and-run tactics
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treason
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betrayal of one's country
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endow
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to provide something freely
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alter
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to change something
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abolish
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to get rid of
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minuteman
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a volunteer ready to fight at a moment's notice
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boycott
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to refuse to buy something
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tyranny
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unjust use of power
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militia
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a citizen army
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Parliament
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the group of people in England who make laws
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repeal
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to take away
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petition
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a written request
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persecution
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the mistreatment of someone because of his beliefs
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act
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a law
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assembly
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a law making body
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alliance
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a relationship in which countries agree to work together
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Hessian |
German mercenary |
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committees of correspondence |
committees in each colony that wrote letters to the other colonies about British transgressions in their colony |
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dissent |
to disagree |
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ally |
a friend or supporter |
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recruit |
to get someone to join an organization |
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siege |
to surround a city and then bombard it with cannons |
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convene |
to gather together as a group; to assemble |
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monarch |
a ruler such as a king or queen |
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unalienable rights |
freedoms that cannot be taken away without due process |
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Patriot |
someone who wanted independence |
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consent of the governed |
permission of the people living in that government |
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Loyalist |
a supporter of the king |
