Version 2-Vocab

American colonist who favored American independence.

• loyalist

• patriot

• act

• militia

American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war.

• minutemen

• salutary neglect

• patriot

• loyalist

To refuse to buy items in order to protest or to force acceptance of one's terms.

• loyalist

• boycott

• revolution

• conflict

Forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

• revolution

• action

• representative government

• alliance

Military force made of ordinary citizens who were trained for emergencies.

• minutemen

• militia

• revolution

• action

Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight in a minute's notice.

• revolution

• militia

• minutemen

• boycott

Term for British Lawmakers:

• House of Burgesses

• Parliament

• Congress

• 3 Estates

Revoke, or take away, a law or document

• Treason

• Repeal

• Arms

• Declare

What effect did 'Common Sense' have in the colonies?

• It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.

• It instilled fear of war in the colonies.

• It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.

• It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin