Chapter 10
The name of a person who represents others at a convention or conference?
delegate
What is a proclamation?
an official public announcement.
What is a traitor?
a person guilty of betraying or acting against his or her own country.
What is separation from, or freedom of control by, another country or government?
independence
What is the document that announced that the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain and explained why?
Declaration of Independence
To cancel, or undo, a law
Repeal
What is the lawmaking part of the British government, similar to the Congress in the United States?
Parliament
Colonists felt King George III was a _______ bceause he used his power harshly.
Tyrant
Name of the groups of people in the colonies who opposed independence
Loyalists
What is the state of having the same rights and privileges as others?
Equality
to bring into a country, especially for sale.
Import
An act is a
Law
What is a resolution?
A statement that expresses the wishes or decisions of a group.
Not taking sides?
Neutral
What is the name of a Patriot volunteer who was paid and trained to be ready to fight in a minute’s notice.
Minute Man
massacre
The murder of several or many people who cannot defend themselves.
What is an action that shows disapproval or objection to something?
Protest
People in the American colonies who wanted the colonies to become independent from Great Britain.
Patriots
What was the meeting of delegates from the American colonies that began in Philadelphia in 1775?
Second Continental Congress
boycott
to protest by refusing to use or buy a good or service.
What is taxation without representation?
The colonists were being taxed without having representatives in the British Parliament.
What is the crime of acting to overthrow your ruler or betray your country?
Treason
What is a militia?
a group of mostly untrained part-time soldiers who did required military service and were available for full-time paid duty when needed.