1011+Social+Studies+Vocabulary

__Chapter 6__ __Social Studies__

__**Parliament**__**- The part of the British Government in which members make laws for the British people.** __**Self-Government**__**- A system of government in which people make their own laws.** __**Democracy-**__ **A government in which the people take part.** __**Legislature-**__**The lawmaking part of branch in a colony, the state government, or the national government.** __**Ally-**__ **A friend, especially in a war.** __**Tax**__ **Money that is payed by the people to run the country.** __**Authority-**__ **Control over someone or something.** __**Tariff-**__ **A tax on goods brought into a country.** __**Loyalist-**__ **A colonist who supported the British Monarch and law.** __**Treason-**__ **Working agianst one's own government.** __**Public Opinion-**__ **What people in a community think.** __**Petition-**__ **A request for action signed by people.** __**Liberty-**__ **Freedom.** __**Boycott-**__ **A refusal to buy goods or services.** __**Reapeal-**__ **To undo a law or tax.** __**Massacre-**__ **The killing of people who cannot defend themselves.** __**Congress-**__ **A meeting of represnitives who who have the authority to make decisions.** __**Committee of Corespondence-**__ **A group set up of the colonies to quickly share information about taxes and other issues by writting letters to people in other** __**Consoquence-**__ **The resualt of an action.** __**Blockade-**__ **The warships to prevent other ships from leaving or coming into a harbor.** __**Quarter-**__ **To provide or pay for housing.** __**Contonental Congress-**__ **A meeting of represenitives of the British Colonies.** __**Minuteman-**__ **A member of Massachusetts Colony who could be quickly ready to fight at the British.** __**Right-**__ **A freedom.** __**Patriot-**__ **A colonist who was against British Colonies.**
 * __Represention-__ Acting or speaking on behaph on someone or something.**
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