American Revolution Vocabulary

What was the French and Indian War?

• A conflict between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763

• A peace treaty signed in 1783

• A lawmaking branch of government in Great Britain

• An act that placed taxes on newspapers

What is the Parliament?

• A document written during the American Revolution

• The lawmaking branch of government in Great Britain

• A person opposed to British rule

• A peace agreement signed in 1783

What was the Stamp Act?

• A conflict between Great Britain and France

• An act passed by Great Britain in 1765 that placed taxes on newspapers and paper sold in the American colonies

• A document that described how the United States would be governed

• A colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain

What was the American Revolution?

• A peace agreement signed in 1783

• The war from 1775 to 1783 between the American colonies and Great Britain

• A lawmaking branch of government in Great Britain

• A person living in the American colonies who was opposed to British rule

Who is a Patriot?

• A person living in the American colonies who was opposed to British rule

• A colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain

• A document written during the American Revolution

• A peace agreement signed in 1783

Who is a Loyalist?

• A person living in the American colonies who was opposed to British rule

• A colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution

• A document that described how the United States would be governed

• A peace agreement signed in 1783

What is the Declaration of Independence?

• A conflict between Great Britain and France

• A document written during the American Revolution that described how the United States would be governed

• An act that placed taxes on newspapers

• A lawmaking branch of government in Great Britain

What does the term "Retreat" mean?

• To give up

• To move back

• To sign a peace agreement

• To remain loyal

What does "Surrender" mean?

• To move back

• To give up

• To oppose British rule

• To sign a treaty

What was the Treaty of Paris?

• A conflict between Great Britain and France

• A peace agreement signed in 1783, in which Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country

• An act that placed taxes on newspapers

• A document that described how the United States would be governed