American Revolution Vocab

What does it mean to boycott?

• Participating actively in the event
• Promoting the product
• Ignoring the situation
• Refusing to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest or disapproval.

Why did the colonist feel like they had to boycott?

• High quality British goods
• Friendly relations with the British government
• Desire for increased taxes
• Unfair taxation policies imposed by the British government

What are civil liberties?

• Civil liberties are individual rights and freedoms that are guaranteed by law.
• Civil liberties are restrictions imposed by the government.
• Civil liberties are privileges granted to corporations.
• Civil liberties are only applicable to certain groups of people.

What is a correspondence?

• A type of dance routine
• A form of currency exchange
• A type of mathematical equation
• A mutual exchange of letters, messages, or emails between two or more parties.

What does the word convened mean?

• Cancel people for a meeting or activity.
• Disperse people for a meeting or activity.
• Bring people together for a meeting or activity.
• Ignore people for a meeting or activity.

What does imposed mean?

• To ignore completely
• To enhance by collaboration
• To remove without consent
• To establish or apply something by authority.

What are examples of mercantilism during the American Revolution

• Navigation Acts, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts.

• Tea Act
• Declaration of Independence
• Proclamation of 1763

What does the word tyrant or tyranny mean?

• Democratic government rule
• Kind and fair ruler
• Peaceful and just leadership
• Cruel and oppressive ruler / Oppressive or unjust government rule

The quartering of troops was what?

• Quartering of troops was providing free meals
• Quartering of troops was a form of punishment
• Quartering of troops was a military strategy
• Housing soldiers in private residences

What does foreign recognition mean?

• The act of acknowledging a country's independence
• The process of obtaining a visa to travel abroad
• The recognition of a foreign language
• Acceptance and acknowledgment of a country's sovereignty and legitimacy by other countries or international organizations.