Pre-Revolution Vocabulary
Social Studies 8
HMS 2014
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To surround an area
so no goods get
in/out
blockade
To surround an
area so no goods
get in/out
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boycott
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Rag figure
representing
someone, usually a
tax collector or
someone despised
effigy
Rag figure
representing
someone, usually a
tax collector or
someone despised
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enlist
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Governing
body of the
Colonies
Continental Congress
Governing
body of the
Colonies
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The cost of items
goes high while the
value of the dollar
drops
inflation
The cost of items
goes high while the
value of the dollar
drops
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Complaints
against someone
or a government
grievances
Complains against
someone or a
government
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A union of 6
Native American
nations in the
northeast part of
the country
Iroquois Confederacy
A union of 6
Native American
nations in the
northeast part of
the country
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Individuals
staying with the
King, remaining
loyal
Loyalist
Individuals
staying with the
King, remaining
loyal
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mercenary
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militia
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A viewpoint
perspective
A viewpoint
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minutemen
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monopoly
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neutralists
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A bias or slanted
view about an
action, event, etc
propaganda
A bias or slanted
view about an
action, event, etc
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England’s
governing body
Parliament
England’s
governing body
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Those wanting to
break away from
England’s rule
Patriots
Those wanting to
break away from
England’s rule
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British got lands east
of Mississippi River,
Spain got lands west
of Mississippi River,
French got island
Treaty of Paris 1763
British got lands east of
Mississippi River, Spain got
lands west of Mississippi
River, French got island
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petition
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Uprising let by Chief
Pontiac of the Ottawa
nation against the
Englishmen wanting to
settle in the Ohio River
Valley Region
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Uprising let by Chief
Pontiac of the Ottawa
nation against the
Englishmen wanting to
settle in the Ohio River
Valley Region
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privateer
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Ended the American
Revolutionary War and
gave the Colonies their
freedom
Treaty of Paris 1783
Ended the American
Revolutionary War and
gave the Colonies their
freedom
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Set by King George III to protect
the Colonists in the Ohio River
Valley. Couldn’t move west of the
Appalachian Mountains and sent
10,000 British soldiers there to
protect the colonists
Proclamation of 1763
Set by King George III to protect
the Colonists in the Ohio River
Valley. Couldn’t move west of the
Appalachian Mountains and sent
10,000 British soldiers there to
protect the colonists
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Group let by Sam
Adams to spread
information
among the
colonies
Committees of Correspondence
Group let by Sam
Adams to spread
information
among the
colonies
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Currency used during the
Revolutionary War times
by the Colonists…not
backed by gold
Continental Dollar
Currency used during the
Revolutionary War times
by the Colonists…not
backed by gold
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Guerilla warfare
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quarter
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Approve a rule,
document, or treaty
ratify
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To take away a law
repeal
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A deadly disease,
especially to
Native Americans,
prior to the
revolution
smallpox
A deadly disease,
especially to
Native Americans,
prior to the
revolution
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tariff
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traitor
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tyranny
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Friends in wartime
Alliance
Friends in wartime
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Albany Plan of Union
designed by Ben Franklin
in order to get the
colonies to work together
and fight the French
Albany Congress
Albany Plan of Union
designed by Ben Franklin
in order to get the
colonies to work together
and fight the French
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An agreement,
usually signed
after a war
treaty
An agreement,
usually signed
after a war
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The idea of having
freedom to make
choices, govern, etc
independence
The idea of having
freedom to make
choices, govern, etc
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Legal document that
enabled officers to
search homes and
warehouses for goods
that might be smuggled
Writs of assistance
• Legal document that
enabled officers to
search homes and
warehouses for goods
that might be smuggled