Road to Revolution Vocabulary

A Patriot is:

• an American colonists who favored American Independence

• someone who supported British rule, also known as "tories."

• a citizen who bragged he can get ready at a minute's notice

• a cruel leader

A Loyalist is:

• a cruel leader

• an American colonist who favored American independance

• a supporter of British rule, also known as a "tory."

• someone who wanted to overthrow King George III.

Information designed to influence opinion:

• boycott

• repeal

• Parliament

• propaganda

If you are refusing to buy a good or service, what are you doing?

• repealing

• boycotting

A militia is:

• a small army of citizens trained to fight in an emergency

• a group of people who were in favor of American independence

• the British government, similar to America's Congress

• the British army

A group of citizens who bragged they could be ready to fight the British in a minute's notice is a:

• Loyalist

• Tory

• Minutemen

• King George III

To take away or cancel is to:

• boycott

• repeal

Someone who rules in a cruel way is also known as:

• Militia

• Tyrant

• Minuteman

• Patriot

Who was the leader of the British during the mid-1700s?

• George Washington

• John Locke

• Samuel Adams

• King George III

The philosophy that gaining territory will lead you to more money which will lead to more power is known as:

• Parliament

• Mercantilism

• House of Burgesses

• Tyranny