Ch. 4 vocabulary

What is the name of the British national legislature that makes laws and discusses issues of the country?

• Continental Congress

• Prime Minister

• Parliament

• Townshend Acts

Which term refers to the colonists who actively opposed British government taxes?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

• Minutemen

Repeal means:

• Creating a new law

• Taking back an official law

• Agreeing to follow a law

• Writing a new law

Who was the head of Parliament; appointed by the king or queen?

• Loyalists

• Prime Minister

• Commander in Chief

• Patriots

The secret organizations in the British colonies that opposed the Stamp Act were called the:

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Minutemen

What were the Townshend Acts?

• Laws that allowed smuggling

• Laws that raised taxes and made smuggling illegal

• Laws that gave colonists independence

• Laws that established new British colonies

Which term refers to importing or exporting goods without paying taxes?

• Boycott

• Repeal

• Smuggling

• Besiege

A protest by the Boston colonists against British tax laws is known as the:

• Stamp Act

• Continental Congress

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

What did the Intolerable Acts do?

• Lowered taxes on goods

• Punished colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• Made smuggling legal

• Gave colonists voting rights

Who were the representatives from each of the thirteen colonies who met to decide how to handle issues with Parliament?

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Continental Congress

• Sons of Liberty