History Vocabulary

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History Vocabulary 10/4 to 10/8

• Siege battle in which one army surrounds
  another inside a fort or city and tries to force
  them to surrender

• Militia part-time army of volunteer soldiers.
  They usually have a different full-time job.

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10/5

• Unalienable Rights rights that cannot be taken
  away all people are entitled to have them
  life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness.

• Tyranny when complete and total power is used
  by a government or ruler the people are given no
  rights.

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10/6

• Naturalization the process by which
  foreign-born people become citizens of a new
  country.

• Mercenaries foreign soldiers who are hired to
  fight for a country that is not their own they
  fight for whoever pays them the most.

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10/7

• Insurrection another word for revolt or
  rebellion.

• Guerrilla style of warfare in which a weaker
  army uses surprise, hit-and-run attacks they
  avoid fighting big battles

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10/8

• Proclamation a public and official announcement
  or law

• Abdicate to give up or relinquish when a ruler
  steps down from power usually.