Causes of the American Revolution Vocabulary

Friends at war.

• loyalists

• patriots

• boycott

• allies

To betray, or fight, one's own country.

• patriots

• massacre

• treason

• smuggling

The refusal to buy, sell, or use certain goods.

• boycott

• mercenary

• tariff

• tax

Money paid to the government in return for services.

• boycott

• democracy

• allies

• tax

A group of representatives who meet to discuss a meeting.

• Allies

• Congress

• Tyrant

• Representatives

To cancel or remove it.

• Repeal

• Tax

• Ally

• Boycott

Not fair or right.

• Petition

• Tax

• Unjust

• Boycott

A person chosen to express the thoughts and opinions of a larger group.

• Petition

• Representative

• Tyrant

• Boycott

To bring goods into a country from another country.

• Export

• Import

• Protest

• Ally

A formal written request

• Treason

• Unjust

• Petition

• Congress