American Revolution (Vocabulary)

exclusive control over a service or product on the market.

• redcoat

• monopoly

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams

an attempt by many people to overthrow an established government. They are usually violent.

• Tea Acts

• Battle of Concord

• revolution

• Battle of Lexington

an American silversmith and patriot during the American Revolution. He rode to Lexington to warn the Patriot army of the arrival of British troops in 1775.

• Samuel Adams

• redcoat

• Paul Revere

• monopoly

a series of laws passed by British Parliament, which, in part, took away Massachusetts' right to self government. The acts were designed to punish the colonies after the Boston Tea Party.

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Acts

an act passed by the British Parliament that created a monopoly on tea in the colonies and was unfair to American tea merchants. These acts caused the Boston Tea Party.

• Tea Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• revolution

• Battle of Concord

a nickname for the British soldiers in the American Revolution and other wars because of their bright red uniform jackets.

• Paul Revere

• redcoat

• monopoly

• Samuel Adams

a Massachusetts politician who led the movement that became the American Revolution during the late 18th century. He served in public office from 1774 until 1797.

• redcoat

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• Intolerable Acts

the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775, where the British outnumbered the colonists. No one knows who fired the first shot. This battle ended with the colonists retreating.

• Tea Acts

• Battle of Lexington

• revolution

• Battle of Concord

a battle of the Revolutionary War that occurred in Massachusetts after the Battle of Lexington in 1775. After Lexington, the British marched on, searching for weapons. The colonists used guerrilla-style tactics and defeated them in this battle.

• Tea Acts

• Battle of Concord

• Battle of Lexington

• revolution