Transcript American Revolution

American Revolution
Unit 3 - vocabulary
Unit 3 - Vocabulary
aggressive - ready to attack
oppress - to treat badly
brute - cruel or brutal person
representation - speaking on someone's
behalf
mercantilism - colonists are a source of
income for the “mother country”
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raw materials -natural resources such as iron,
oil and wood that are sold to be made into a
product
manufactured goods- making goods from raw
materials on a large scale
Parliament – the law making body of Great
Britain
Debt – money that is owed
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proclamation -the act of saying something
public or officially
resentment – a feeling of anger about
someone or something that is unfair
civil disobedience – refusing to obey laws that
are considered unfair without becoming
violent
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boycott ● not buying goods from a country
● a form of protest
● civil disobedience
revenue – income generated from the sale of
goods
liberty – another word for freedom
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unalienable rights - life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness (John Locke)
red coat – another name for British soldeirs
loyalists – opposed the Declaration &
remained loyal to KG3
patriots – individuals seeking freedom from
KG3
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propaganda -information used to help or harm
a group or movement
repeal – to take back
merchant – a person who buys and sells
intolerable – something that you can’t stand
Coerce – to make someone do something by
force
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coerce - to make someone do something by
force
aresnal – a place to store guns and
ammunition
ratify – to approve
amend – to make a change to something
impose – to “put on” by authority