Vocabulary

2. not taking sides
3. a form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
5. take control of
7. income
10. a nonviolent, public refusal to obey allegedly unjust laws
11. to cancel a law
12. refusal to buy certain goods
13. allowed customs officials to search almost anywhere—shops, warehouses, and even private homes—for smuggled goods
14. a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
16. type of fighting in which soldiers use swift hit-and-run attacks against the enemy
18. rag figures
19. a cruel and oppressive dictator

1. English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies
4. virtue democratic ideas, practices, and values that form a truly free society
6. colonial organization organized in 1770 to spread news of Great Britain's actions and acts throughout the colonies
8. a formal expression of opinion
9. ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
12. a particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific
15. an agreement to work together
17. a rejection of authority (in this case British)