AMERICAN REVOLUTION/MLK VOCABULARY
1. petition-an official written request, typically signed by many, appealing to authority with a given case.
2. preamble-an introduction
3. representation-the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone
4. repeal-revoke or do away with a law
5. coerce-persuade an unwilling person by using force or threats
6. monopoly-the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or servics
7. grievance-a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest
8. militia-a military force that is raised form the civil population to help regular
army in an emergency
9. commissary-a restaurant in a movie studio, military base, prison, or other institution
10. ciphering-a secret, or disguised way of writing...a code.
11. Sons of Liberty
12. Continental Congress
13. The Intolerable Acts
14. Boston Tea Party
15. Declaration of Independence
16. discrimination-the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories on the
grounds of age, race, or sex.
17. racism-prejudiced, or antagonistic directed agains someone of a different race
18. equality-the state of being equal, esp. in status, rights and opportunities.
19. civil rights-the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
20. segregation-the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country
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