1. Chapter 5 Road to Revolution
A Visual Vocabulary
“See It, Hear It, Say It, Copy It”
12 words

2. alliance
agreement between countries to help each other against other countries

3. militia
force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

4. cede
to surrender or give up

5. duty
import tax

6. boycott
organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products

7. petition
written request to a government

8. writ of assistance
court order that allowed officials to make searches without saying what they were searching for

9. monopoly
total control of the market for a certain product

10. repeal
to cancel; officially end

11. minuteman
citizen soldier who could be ready to fight at a minute’s notice

12. blockade
the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

13. mercenary
soldier who serves another country for money