American Revolution Vocab

Revenue

• Income

• Debt

• Loss

• Payment

A document that granted the right to inspect ships’ cargoes

• Boycott

• Militia

• Petition

• Writs of assistance

A formal expression of opinion

• Resolution

• Tax

• Effigies

• Militia

Act of refusing to buy certain goods or services

• Militia

• Boycott

• Petition

• Writs of Assistance

Propaganda

• Army of citizens who serve during emergencies

• Act of refusing to buy certain goods or services

• information designed to influence opinions

• Document that granted the right to inspect ships’ cargoes

Civilians have sworn to be ready to fight within one minute

• Boycott

• Redcoats

• minutemen

• Loyalists

Those who sided with the British

• Loyalist

• Patriots

• Militia

• Red Coasts

The introduction to a formal document

• Writs of assistance

• Sons of Liberty

• Common Sense

• Preamble

American colonists who favored American Independence

• Loyalist

• Patriots

• Rebellion

• Boycott

Signed document addressed to authorities that requests change

• petition

• Boycott

• Writs of Assistance

• Militia