| A | B |
|---|
| revenue | money |
| boycott | refuse to buy or attend |
| patriots | people who supported American independence from England |
| loyalist | Loyal to the King. They were tories in the South. |
| petition | formal request |
| minutemen | men who were ready to fight on a minute's notice |
| mercenary | hired soldier |
| recruit | volunteer soldier |
| writ | law |
| customs tax | tax on imported goods |
| treason | crime against your country |
| fugitive | runaway |
| unalienable rights | rights that cannot be taken away |
| preamble | beginning statement |
| nullify | make it no more |
| judicial review | Supreme Court can tell if a law is constitutional (with the constitution) or not |
| sectionalism | loyal to one part of the country |
| mercantilism | economic theory that says a nation's wealth is based on gold |
| federalist | for a strong federal government |
| anti-federalist | for a strong state government |
| amendment | change |
| ratify | accept |
| abolitionist | a group that wanted to abolish slavery |
| annexation | add a state |
| cession | add a territory |
| secession | leave a country |
| emancipation | free |
| reform | change |
| Manifest Destiny | moving westward |
| liberty | free from restrictions placed on individual actions |
| grievance | why someone is mad |
| confederation (confederacy) | states have the power |
| compromise | an agreement on both sides |
| innovation | new ways of doing things which are based on technology |
| temperance | movement to limit or outlaw the use of alcoholic drinks |
| economy | money system of managing the production, distribution, and consumption of goods |
| federalism | sharing power between the state and federal government |
| republicanism | representative government |
| precedent | example |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |
