American Revolution Vocab

Mayflower

• 1. The ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620, leading to the Plymouth Colony.

• 1. A person who lives in a colony, settling in a new land while remaining connected to their homeland.

• 1. A settler loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution.

• 1. A tax on printed materials in the colonies, which led to protests and its eventual repeal.

Colonist

• 1. Severe laws imposed on the colonies as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

• 1. Protest by the colonists in 1773, throwing British tea into Boston Harbor against the imposition of unfair taxes.

• 1. A person who lives in a colony, settling in a new land while being connected to their home country.

• 1. British colonies in North America that later formed the United States, located along the east coast.

Import

• 1. Severe laws imposed on the colonies as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

• 1. British colonies in North America that later formed the United States, located along the east coast.

• 1. The ship that carried the pilgrims to America in 1620, leading to the Plymouth colony.

• 1. Goods brought into a country from another.

Taxation without representation

• 1. Being taxed without having a voice in government; a key grievance of the colonists.

• 1. A colonist loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution.

• 1. A tax on printed materials in the colonies, leading to protests and its eventual repeal.

• 1. Laws taxing various goods imported into the colonies, increasing tensions.

Loyalist

• 1. Severe laws imposed on the colonies as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

• 1. A colonist loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution.

• 1. Protest by the colonists in 1773, throwing British tea into Boston Harbor against the imposition of unfair taxes.

• 1. 1770 incident where British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, increasing tensions.

Patriots

• 1. Colonists who support and fight for independence from British rule.

• 1. Severe laws imposed on the colonies as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

• 1. The ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620, leading to the Plymouth Colony.

• 1. A person who lives in a colony, settling in a new land while being connected to their home country.

Tax

• 1. British colonies in North America that later formed the United States, located along the east coast.

• 1. Harsh laws imposed on the colonies as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

• 1. Harsh laws imposed on the colonies as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

• 1. Money that people pay to the government to support public services.

Intolerable Acts

• 1. British colonies in North America that later formed the United States, located along the east coast.

• 1. A colonist loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution.

• 1. Harsh laws imposed on the colonies as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

• 1. A tax on printed materials in the colonies, which led to protests and its eventual repeal.

Stamp Act

• 1. British king during the American Revolution, whose policies fueled the colonists' discontent.

• 1. A tax on printed materials in the colonies, which led to protests and its eventual repeal.

• 1. Laws taxing various goods imported to the colonies, increasing tensions.

• 1. A person living in a colony, settling in a new land while connected to their home country.

Tea Act

• 1. The ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620, carrying the Plymouth Colony.

• 1. Being taxed without having a voice in government; a key grievance of the colonists.

• 1. Colonists' protest in 1773, throwing British tea into Boston Harbor against unfair taxation.

• 1. A law that allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies, leading to the Boston Tea Party.