Unit 4 Vocab- Road to Revolution

A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.

• militia

• boycott

• writs of assitance

• alliances

a close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes.

• minutemen

• committee of correspondence

• alliances

• Loyalists

legal documents that allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods

• militia

• writs of assistance

• Patriots

• propaganda

to refuse to buy items or show support.

• alliances

• minutemen

• propaganda

• boycott

an organization that used meetings, letters, and pamphlets to spread political ideas through the colonies.

• alliances

• committee of correspondence

• town hall meeting

• boycott

ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion

• propaganda

• boycott

• natural rights

• militia

companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice.

• warrant

• writs of assistance

• natural rights

• minutemen

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

• United States Citizen

• Neutralists

• Loyalists

• Patriots

American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Neutralists

• United States Citizen

the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property

• writs of assistance

• Bill of Rights

• natural rights

• declaration of rights