American Revolution Vocabulary

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Boycott

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refusal to buy something as a form of protest

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Mercantilism

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economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the “mother” country

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Parliament

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(in the UK) the highest legislature, they made the laws in England. Consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

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Taxation

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process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses

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Political Revolution

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changing from one governmental structure to another

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Patriots

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American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain

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Loyalists

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American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain

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Civil Disobedience

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refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

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Grievance

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a complaint

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Independence

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is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over the territory.