Revolution in the Colonies Vocabulary

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

• British

• colonists

• Spain

A person who supported colonial independence from England was called a

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Neutralist
• Tory

What is another name for British soldiers?

• Redcoats
• Patriots
• Minutemen
• Continental Soldiers

Allegations or statements spread deliberately to further a cause or damage an opposing cause

• Propaganda

• Bias

• slogan

• Name-calling

Refusal to buy a product or services as a form of protest

• Propaganda

• Boycott

• Coercion

• Direct Tax

An act of Parliament in 1765 which levied a direct tax on almost all paper items in the colonies including legal documents, pamphlets and playing cards

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Tea Act

Mercantilism

• the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views

• (in the UK) the highest legislature, they made the laws in England. Consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

• economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the “mother” country

• The act of housing a soldier.

Parliament

• (in the UK) the highest legislature, they made the laws in England. Consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

• refusal to buy something as a form of protest

• refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

• The act of housing a soldier.

A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency

• Navy Seals

• Air Force

• Tyranny

• Militia

Define: Repeal

• to place limits or controls on something

• breaking an established rule or law

• to take back, or to cancel, a law

• the government or controlling power