| A | B |
|---|
| petition | a formal written request to someone in authority signed by a group of people |
| boycott | to refuse to buy certain goods and services |
| repeal | cancel |
| writs of assistance | officers are allowed to search a ship w/out permission |
| nonimportation agreement | promise not to import goods taxed by the Town. Acts |
| committee of correspondence | group of people who regularly write letters/pamphlets about Mass. |
| militia | an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency |
| minutemen | volunteers who train regularly for war |
| refugee | people who flee from their homes to seek refuge from war, persecution, or other hardships |
| blockade | shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
| mercenary | troop for hire |
| traitor | someone who betrays their country |
| preamble | introduction |
| natural rights | rights thatcan't be taken away-given at birth |
| ally | country who works 2gether w/another country |
| cavalry | troops on horse back |
| neutral | uninvolved w/ the war |
| guerilla | hit and run |
| siege | acto f surrounding an enemy position |
| ratified | approved |
