American Revolution Vocabulary

The Revenue Act of 1764 placed a luxury tax or duty on import items such as this, it is also known as the ____________Act.

• Molasses

• Tea

• Sugar

• Quartering

What was the famous quote of the colonists when protesting the British?

• No taxation without representation

• No representation without taxation

• No taxation on tea without cream and sugar

• No taxation without illumination

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

• British

• colonists

• Spain

A person who wished to stay a British colony and supported the King was called a

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Neutralist
• Kingsman

A person who supported colonial independence from England was called a

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Neutralist
• Tory

the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

• coercion

• combat

• commercial

• consent

What is another name for British soldiers?

• Redcoats
• Patriots
• Minutemen
• Continental Soldiers

Allegations or statements spread deliberately to further a cause or damage an opposing cause

• Propaganda

• Bias

• slogan

• Name-calling

a type of tax that is placed on an import in an effort to regulate trade

• Coercion

• Duty (tax)

• Mercantilism

• Direct Tax