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a springy, lively dance
What is jig?
the beliefs, social practices, and characteristics of racial, religious, or social group in a particular time/place
What is culture?
a colonist leader with outspoken beliefs; petitioned the King to stop the unrepresented taxation
What is patriot?
a body of citizens with some military training who are called to active duty in an emergency
What is militia?
the placing of an army around a city or other area to stage an attack
What is siege?
the state of being poor, lack of money or possessions
What is poverty?
a citizen that remains loyal to a government (England) during times of revolt
What is loyalist?
a military unit consisting usually of a group of battalions
What is regiment?
to bring goods into a country from another country (usually for selling)
What is import?
capable of growing and developing, producing vegetation or crops
What is fertile?
the supreme governing body of England; controls laws, money, etc
What is Parliament?
the making of policy: institutions, laws, and customs that the citizens are expected to follow
What is government?
a ruler who exercises total power harshly or cruelly,no legal limits to their power
What is tyrant?
1764 Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned importation of rum and French wines.
What is Sugar Act?
the cutting off of an area by means of troops or warships to stop the coming or going of people/supplies
What is blockade?
something made from raw materials, making products by hand or machinery
What is manufacture?
import or export of goods unlawfully (illegally) to avoid paying taxes
What is smuggle?
First direct British tax on American colonists. Instituted in November,1765. Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it. The Stamp, of course, cost money.
What is Stamp Act?
to enroll for military service voluntarily
What is enlistment?
September 1774- 56 delegates from each colony, except GA, met in secret in Philadelphia. They discussed the British. They took two major actions.1. Sent a letter to King George III demanding the Intolerable acts be repealed or they would boycott English goods. The King ignored them, so the boycotts began.2. Made a plan to meet again in May of 1775 if the British didn’t meet their demands
What is First Continental Congress?