American Revolution Vocabulary

A person who wished to stay a British colony and supported the King was called a

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Neutralist
• Kingsman

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 

A person who supported colonial independence from England was called a

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Neutralist
• Tory

What was the famous quote of the colonists when protesting the British?

• No taxation without representation

• No representation without taxation

• No taxation on tea without cream and sugar

• No taxation without illumination

The Revenue Act of 1764 placed a luxury tax or duty on import items such as this, it is also known as the ____________Act.

• Molasses

• Tea

• Sugar

• Quartering

An act of Parliament in 1765 which levied a direct tax on almost all paper items in the colonies including legal documents, pamphlets and playing cards

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Tea Act

an organization of men who resisted laws and taxes placed on the English colonies by the King of England and Parliament

• Sons of Liberty

• Patriots

• Daughters of Liberty

• Loyalists

A tax that is placed on an item at the time of purchase

• Stamp Act

• Propaganda

• Direct Tax

• Boycott

the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

• coercion

• combat

• commercial

• consent

Allegations or statements spread deliberately to further a cause or damage an opposing cause

• Propaganda

• Bias

• slogan

• Name-calling