A - D
E - H
I - N
O - S
T - Z
100
Abolish
to do away with
100
"habeas corpus"
to have the body
100
a false statement that hurts someone’s reputation
libel
100
If something is ominous what is it?
an impression and/or feeling that something bad will happen
100
long, narrow ditches soldiers dug during war times
trenches
200
Disperse
to break up a scatter
200
What was the expression "huzza" used for?
a popular phrase people would yell out in joy during colonial times
200
To incite a crowd means to do what?
get the crowd all stirred up and excited (typically in a rebellious manner)
200
Posterity
future generations
200
The first three words of the Constitution...
"We the people"
300
a sharp sword attached to a musket
bayonet
300
a government in which power is divided between a central government and state governments
Federation
300
What does it mean to inoculate?
to expose oneself to a small dose of a disease in order to build up an immunity
300
to come to a stop/no progress moving forward for either side.
stalemate
300
Cruel or oppressive rule and use of authority
Tyranny
400
A group of soldiers usually led by a captain and made up of at least two platoons is called a what?
company
400
This is also called the Seven Years' War
French and Indian War
400
A formal term for laws
legislation
400
Another term for sand bars (think Charleston, SC)
shoals
400
A cruel form of public humiliation that colonists would subject British tax collectors to
Tar and feathering
500
The only way to change the Constitution
Amendment
500
When the colonists wrote "He" over and over again in the Declaration of Independence, who were they referring to?
King George III
500
What did the famous political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin read?
"Join or Die"
500
Paradox
something that is the opposite of what you might logically think
500
The trial of Peter _______________.
Zenger
M
e
n
u