American Revolutionary War Vocabulary

to disregard or go against

• prohibited

• debate

• debate

• violate

an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies

• debate

• resolution

• committee of correspondence

• writs of assistance

during Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice

• minutemen

• loyalist

• so-called

• patriot

open defiance of authority

• resolution

• boycott

• rebellion

• loyalist

to move into and take control of a place, especially by force

• hold

• loyalist

• occupy

• encounter

a discussion of opposing points of view

• debate

• argument

• dialouge

• rebuttal

court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods

• Minutement

• Writs of Assistance

• Propoganda

• Committee of Correspondence

the ability to follow strict rules and procedures

• counseling

• approach

• empowerment

• discipline

to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms

• boycott

• repeal

• petition

• rebellion

American colonists who favored American independence

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Redcoat

• Minutemen