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Chapter 5 U.S. His.
Key Terms
Question | Answer |
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relationship | Two or more things or groups connected in some way |
taxation | The act of taxing, or charging people for public and government services |
tolerate | To allow something to happen |
legal | Having to do with law |
Tar and feather | To cover persons with tar and then with feathers in order to punish them |
Boycott | To refuse to have dealings with a person, country, or group |
repeal | To remove something, especially a law |
finance | Having to do with money |
revenue | money gained from something |
massacre | The act of killing a large number of people in a cruel way |
duty | A tax place on goods brought into a certain place |
competitor | A company that sells or buys the same goods or services as another company |
Impose | To establish a rule or law, such as a tax, on a group with less power |
Cargo | Objects or goods carried in a ship or some other form of transportation |
Resistance | The act of opposing something |
Outrage | Anger |
respond | to do or say something in return |
ban | to disallow something |
province | a part of a country or region |
unify | to join together as a group or whole |
convention | a formal meeting called for a special purpose |
patriot | someone who loves his or her country |
debate | an argument or discussion among persons or a group |
submission | the act of giving up on something |
minutemen | a group of men trained to be soldiers and who agreed to gather at a minute's notice |