American Revolution Vocab

Define Patriot

• British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War

• colonists who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution; someone who loves and defends their country  

• refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

• tax on goods and services imported into a country

Define Tariff

• British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War

• colonists who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution; someone who loves and defends their country  

• refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

• tax on goods and services imported into a country

Define Redcoat

• British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War

• colonists who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution; someone who loves and defends their country  

• refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

• tax on goods and services imported into a country

Define Boycott

• tax on goods and services imported into a country

• to block entering or leaving from a defined part of an enemy's territory; usually on a coast

• refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

• warfare that included “hit and run” and ambush tactics

Define Revolution

• a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system.

• to block entering or leaving from a defined part of an enemy's territory; usually on a coast

• refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

• warfare that included “hit and run” and ambush tactics

Define Guerrilla Warfare

• a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system.

• colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War 

• refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

• strategy that includes “hit and run” and ambush tactics

Define Mercenary

• a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system.

• to block entering or leaving from a defined part of an enemy's territory; usually on a coast 

• colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War 

• someone who engages in battle as a hired person rather than in service to a particular country through patriotism

Define Writ of Assistance

• 1. search warrant that assisted the British government in the enforcement of trade and navigation laws; gave British soldiers access to search colonial homes and businesses

• colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War 

• British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War 

• someone who engages in battle as a hired person rather than in service to a particular country through patriotism

Define Loyalist

• 1. search warrant that assisted the British government in the enforcement of trade and navigation laws; gave British soldiers access to search colonial homes and businesses

• colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained faithful to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War 

• to block entering or leaving from a defined part of an enemy's territory; usually on a coast

• someone who engages in battle as a hired person rather than in service to a particular country through patriotism

Define Blockade

• 1. search warrant that assisted the British government in the enforcement of trade and navigation laws; gave British soldiers access to search colonial homes and businesses

• colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War 

• to keep people from entering or leaving from a defined part of an enemy's territory; usually on a coast

• someone who engages in battle as a hired person rather than in service to a particular country through patriotism