American Revolution: Vocabulary

A group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period and the American Revolution

• militia

• delegate

• treason

• minutemen

A member of an elected assembly

• militia

• minutemen

• tyranny

• delegate

Freedom

• liberty

• declaration

• militia

• petition

To oppose those in charge, even to the point of fighting them with weapons because of different ideas about what is right.

• rebel

• repeal

• boycott

• tyranny

The betrayal of one's country by giving help to an enemy or going against set rules. (Ex: The writing of the Declaration of Independence was an example of this)

• tyranny

• boycott

• treason

• liberty

To withdraw or cancel

• repeal

• boycott

• petition

• treason

To refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, country, or product.

• petition

• boycott

• refuse

• none of the above

Shows a cartoonist's opinion about a person, an event, or an issue

• political cartoon

• petition

• tyranny

• boycott

A written request signed by many people

• petition

• delegate

• militia

• repeal

The cruel or unfair use of power (Ex: The colonists felt like King George III ruled this way.)

• tyranny

• treason

• repeal

• liberty