Unit 2 Vocab Practice Quiz

a colonist who favored war against Britain

• Patriot

• Loyalists

• Albany Plan of Union

• Writ of Assistance

a colonists who remained loyal to Britain

• Patriot

• Loyalists

• Albany Plan of Union

• Writ of Assistance

a legal document that allowed British customs officers to inspect a ship’s cargo without giving a reason

• Patriot

• Loyalists

• Albany Plan of Union

• Writ of Assistance

a proposal by Ben Franklin to create a united government for the British colonies 

• Patriot

• Loyalists

• Albany Plan of Union

• Writ of Assistance

to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• Boycott

• Civil Disobedience

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Committee of Correspondence

the refusal to obey unjust laws using non-violent means

• Boycott

• Civil Disobedience

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Committee of Correspondence

an agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War and transferred much of North America from France to British control

• Boycott

• Civil Disobedience

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Committee of Correspondence

a letter-writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies

• Boycott

• Civil Disobedience

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Committee of Correspondence

colonial militia volunteers who were prepared to fight at a minute’s notice

• Minutemen

• Militia

• Unalienable Rights

• Mercenary

an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

• Minutemen

• Militia

• Unalienable Rights

• Mercenary