American Revolution Quiz

What is the definition of 'Act'?

• A military force raised from the civil population

• A forcible overthrow of a government

• A course or principle action adopted by a government

• A written ordinance of Congress or Parliament

What is the definition of 'Revolution'?

• A military force raised from the civil population

• A course or principle action adopted by a government

• A forcible overthrow of a government

• A written ordinance of Congress or Parliament

What is the definition of 'Policy'?

• A military force raised from the civil population

• A course or principle action adopted by a government

• A forcible overthrow of a government

• A written ordinance of Congress or Parliament

What is the definition of 'Militia'?

• A written ordinance of Congress or Parliament

• A forcible overthrow of a government

• A course or principle action adopted by a government

• A military force raised from the civil population

What does it mean to 'Repeal' a law?

• To refuse to buy or handle goods as a punishment or protest

• The crime of betraying one's country

• A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause

• To revoke or remove a law or congressional/parliamentary act

What does it mean to 'Boycott'?

• A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause

• To refuse to buy or handle goods as a punishment or protest

• To revoke or remove a law or congressional/parliamentary act

• The crime of betraying one's country

What is a 'Loyalist'?

• A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause

• To refuse to buy or handle goods as a punishment or protest

• The crime of betraying one's country

• To revoke or remove a law or congressional/parliamentary act

What is the definition of 'Treason'?

• The crime of betraying one's country

• To revoke or remove a law or congressional/parliamentary act

• To refuse to buy or handle goods as a punishment or protest

• A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause

What is a 'Petition'?

• A grant or guarantee of rights, franchises, or privileges from the sovereign power of a state or country

• A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to an authority with respect to a particular cause

• A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference

• A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler