| A | B |
|---|
| American Revolution | The war between the colonists of the US and the British in the 1770s |
| levy | to place and collect taxes |
| boycotts | form of protest in which a group refuses to buy products until a change is made |
| repeal | to revoke or do away with a law |
| preamble | The 1st part of the Declaration of Independence |
| Crispus Attucks | African American sailor killed in the Boston Massacre |
| Age of Exploration | 1400-1600 Period during which European nations explored unknown parts of the world by sea |
| colonists | People who leave their native country to settle in a colony |
| unalienable rights | rights that no one can take away. Human Rights |
| preamble | the first part of the Declaration of Independence |
| grievances | formal complaints |
| deriving | coming from |
| absolved | to set free from obligation; to forgive |
| allegience | loyalty |
| impel | to urge by strong moral pressure |
| relinquish | to give up: to givve something up |
| despotism | to rule with absolute power |
| Benjamin Franklin | Author, diplomat, inventor, patriot. NOT a president. |
| Thirteen colonies | Virginia, Delaware, Pennlsylvania, Georgia, New Jersey, Conneticut, Massachusets, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, North Carolina |
