Vocabulary - The Road To War

What was the Boston Massacre?

• A battle with a lot of causalities.

• A dinner served to the British and Colonists.

• A ball game played between the British and the Colonists.

The British forced the colonists to give British soldiers "quarter" during the Revolutionary War.

• a coin

• a place to live and food

• one-fourth of something

What is "martial law?"

• government control

• no control

• military control

A colonist who opposed British rule of the colonies is called a ......

• Loyalist

• Patriot

A colonist who was in favor of British rule during the American Revolution is called a _____

• Patriot

• Loyalist

What does the word "neutral" mean?

• Loyal to the British.

• Wanting Independence From Great Britain.

• Not taking sides.

If you lived during Revolutionary War times, would you have joined the Colonial Militia?

• Yes

• No

The American Flag is _____________________ of our nation.

• militia

• quarter

• symbolic

Something that is "significant" is .......

• important

• unimportant

What does it mean to "boycott?"

• To buy everything that you can

• To stop buying a certain item

• To start making a certain item