Road to Independence Review 10/18

To import or export goods in violation of law

• Effigies

• Revenue

• Smuggling

• Repeal

A military force of ordinary citizens

• Revenue

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Militia

Britain imposed many taxes on the Colonists to generate _______________, or incoming money.

• Militia

• Boycotts

• Revenue

• Avenue

To refuse to buy items in order to protest certain actions.

• Militia

• Revenue

• Boycott

• Petition

In order to avoid war, the delegates sent a ___________, or formal request, to King George III.

• Propaganda

• Petition

• Minutemen

• Effigies

Colonists would often make stuffed figures called ____________ to represent the tax collectors.

• Effigies

• Revenues

• Militias

• Minutemen

To cancel an act or law

• Repeal

• Propaganda

• Petition

• Smuggling

True or False:

The Colonists would smuggle goods to pay double taxes to England for improvement of the Colonies.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Colonists smuggled goods to AVOID British taxes!

Civilians that were ready to fight within a minute's notice were called

• Minutemen

• Hourmen

• Minutecivilian

• MinuteMaker

American colonists that opposed the war for independence and stood by the British

• Patriots

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Effigies