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Chapter 9 Vocabulary
Mr. Edge
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History
8th Grade
01/28/2009

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veto
Definition
to overrule
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French and Indian War
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war in which the French and the Native Americans fought British soldiers and American militia from 1753 to 1759
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Albany Plan of Union
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proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create a council to take over certain affairs for all colonies
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Proclamation fro 1763
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British measure that prevented colonists from settling west of Appalachians
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Quartering Act
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law that required colonists to feed and shelter British troops
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Stamp Act
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law stating that colonists to pay for stamps printed on taxable paper items
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treason
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betrayal of one's country
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Townshend Acts
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group of laws that raised revenues by enforcing the collection of dueties and imposing new taxes on items like tea and glass
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boycott
Definition
refusal to buy certain items
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rout
Definition
to defeat decisively
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retract
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to withdraw or take back
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quorum
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number of members of a group that must be present for the group to legally function
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George Burrington
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the first royal governor of North Carolina
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George Washington
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carried a letter from Governor Robert Dwiddlewiddie of Virginia demanding that the French depart from the rich Ohio River valley, an area on the Virginia frontier claimed by both England and France
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Benjamin Franklin
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a delegate from Pennsylvania, presented the Albany Plan of Union
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Pontiac
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leader in Ottawa
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Proclamation of 1763
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A declaration by the British king that drew an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mountains and closed all lands west of the line to settlement by British colonists
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Sugar Act
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A law that raised the duties on luxury items such as wine and silk that Britain sold to the colonies
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Quartering Act
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A lwa that required colonists to feed and shelter British troops stationed in the colonies
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