American Revolution Vocab

Civilians who volunteered to fight the British at a Minute’s notice. In 1774, they became an organized militia.

• Minutemen
• Secondmend
• Hourmen
• Quickmen

To take up or be assigned a place to stay.

• quartering
• protesting
• importing
• boycotting

The people in this photo are most likely:

• protesting
• quartering
• importing
• supporting

When goods are brought INTO a country

• importing
• exporting

What did colonists often call British soldiers?

• Redcoats

• Charlie

• Graybacks

• Yanks

This image represents:

• mercantilism
• representatives
• boycotting
• militia

In the U.S., Congress makes laws. In Great Britain, ___________ makes laws.

• Parliament
• Assembly
• Council
• Chamber 

Colonists who supported the British government during the American Revolution were called:

• Loyalists
• Patriots 

People who lived in the colonies and fought against British rule

• Loyalists
• Patriots

Armies made up of ordinary people who are not paid to be soldiers are called

• militia
• marines
• guards
• redcoats