Towards Independence

A government or controlling power is known as...

• Parents

• Authority

• Executive Branch

• A commander of an army

In various sections of colonies, considerable numbers of Loyalists were determined to aid the British

• People who wanted independence from the British Government

• People who were indifferent to British rule

• People who supported the British Government

• People who actively sought to rebel and destroy the British government

I suggest we organize an immediate boycott of all Nestle products. Boycott means...

• To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people

• Commit to buying only a certain product.

• When people advertise that they will meet at the capitol to protest a new law

• Organizing people or groups to sign a petition to either get a law passed or overturned

He was a school teacher in his native state, served during the War of 1812 in the Kentucky militia, and then settled in Missouri, where he worked as a schoolmaster and practiced law. A militia is known as...

• A small army of fully trained and professional soldiers

• A group of specialized soldiers that have a specific goal

• A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency

• Protesters working for a specific cause

In the dispute with the American colonies, he felt bad and in 1766 he carried the repeal of the Stamp Act. Repealed means...

• to push forward, or to pass, a law

• to do nothing

• to advocate, or speak up, for a law

• to take back, or to cancel, a law

Their conversation was restricted to only the necessities. Restricted means...

• to place limits of controls on something

• to have an open and clear line of communication

• to have no boundaries

• a collaboration of two or more people when pertaining to the work place

It was amazing how Alex could retain his composure during a heated argument. Retain means...

• to never have, to lose

• not being able to communicate effectively with people

• to continue, to keep

• to meditate of accurate strategies that solve confrontations

They had supported the monarchy because it was a national institution that was fair and hostile to the tyranny of nobles and clergy. Tyranny means...

• A government where people use some kind of voting system to vote for new leaders

• the unjust use of government power.

• A democratic government

• A government where you are born into leadership

He has to do that, or he'd be in violation of the law. Violation means...

• Creating a new law with a collaboration of people

• Following the laws exactly

• breaking an established rule or law

• When people skip steps in a procedure

Perhaps the most famous patriot at the time was George Washington who led the Continental Army and later became the first President of the United States. Patriot means...

• people who wanted the American colonies to stay loyal to British rule

• People who are indifferent to whether the American colonies stay under British rule

• People who want the American colonies to be successful

• people who wanted the American colonies to gain their independence from Britain