American Revolution Vocab

Term for British Lawmakers:

• House of Burgesses

• Parliament

• Congress

• 3 Estates

To stop buying or using something for political messages:

• Restriction

• Cancellation

• Veto

• Boycott

Name for an army made up of ordinary people:

• Militia

• Battalion

• Marines

• Infantry

People who lived in the colonies and fought against British rule:

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Libertarians

• Colonials

Who was NOT a member of the Sons of Liberty:

• Sam Adams

• Paul Revere

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

Nickname for British soldiers; called this because of their uniforms...

People sent to meetings to speak on behalf of a larger group:

• Secretary of State

• Delegate

• Senator

• Governor

People who supported the British government during the American Revolution:

• Loyalists

• Friends of the Crown

• Republican

• Nationalist

Political protest in which 342 chests of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor:

Conflict between the British & French over New World territories:

• Emu War

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• French & Indian war