SOCIAL STUDIES DECK
A reason for complaining
Grievances
A group of citizens with some military training who are called into service only in emergencies
Militia
Listed on the Declaration of Independence as "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
Unalienable Rights
Clear or abvious without needed explanation
Self-evident
A system of government where a ruler has unlimited power and usually abuses it
Absolute Despotism
Cruel and abusive use of power
Tyranny
Unjust treatment and control
Oppression
Introduction
Preamble
A formal written request
Petition
An overall plan (for example winning a war). Specific ways of carrying out a strategy are called tactics
Strategy
A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as winning a war
Ally
Soldiers who operate on their own and are not part of a regular army
Guerrillas
A formal agreement between nations
Treaty
Freedoms that cannot be taken away (things like the right to education or the right to life itself)
Natural Rights
Someone from Germany
Hessian
A formal meetings or series of meetings for discussion between delegates a law making group
Congress
A symbol of peace
Olive Branch
A soldier paid by a foreign country to fight in its army
Mercenary
A person sent with power to act for another or others (Hint: Same idea as a representative
Delegates
To put an end to...
Abolish
The closing off of a place (as by warships) to prevent the coming in or going out of people or supplies
Blockade
A sudden change in government. It is usually violent and begins with a rebellion of the people
Revolution