| A | B |
|---|
| militia | Organized body of armed volunteers |
| alliance | Agreement between 2 countries to aid and support one another |
| cede | To give up |
| duty | Import tax |
| boycott | Organized campaign to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services |
| petition | Formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people |
| writs of assistance | Court order that allowed officials to make searches without saying what they were searching for |
| monopoly | A company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry |
| repeal | to do away with or cancel. |
| minutemen | Colonial militia volunteer who was prepared to fight at a minute's notice |
| blockade | The action of shutting a port or road to prevent people or supplies from coming into an area or leaving it |
| mercenary | A hired soldier working in foreign army. |
