American Revolution, Part I VOCAB

What does the term "boycott" mean?

• To support a business by buying its goods

• To refuse to buy or use goods as a form of protest

• To write letters to a company

• To create new products

Which term describes freedoms and rights guaranteed to citizens?

• Mercantilism

• Civil liberties

• Quarter

• Imposed

What is the meaning of "correspondence"?

• A type of protest

• Written communication, especially letters exchanged

• A meeting of leaders

• A law passed by the government

What does it mean to "impose" something?

• To suggest an idea

• To force something to be accepted or put into place

• To remove a rule

• To write a letter

Which term refers to an economic system where colonies existed to benefit the mother country?

• Tyrant

• Mercantilism

• Boycott

• Civil liberties

If a group of people "convened," what did they do?

• Wrote letters to each other

• Came together for a meeting or purpose

• Refused to buy goods

• Broke a law

Which of the following is an example of violating someone's rights?

• Allowing someone to speak freely

• Forcing someone to house soldiers without their consent

• Writing a letter to a friend

• Attending a public meeting

How might colonists have shown they opposed a new tax law?

• By writing letters to the king

• By refusing to pay the tax or protesting against it

• By supporting the law

• By inviting soldiers into their homes

Why might colonists have considered the king a "tyrant"?

• Because he allowed them to vote

• Because he abused his power and ruled cruelly

• Because he wrote them letters

• Because he protected their rights

Explain how mercantilism could lead to colonists feeling their civil liberties were violated.

• Mercantilism encouraged colonists to trade freely with any country.

• Mercantilism forced colonists to trade only with the mother country, limiting their economic freedom and possibly leading to laws that restricted their rights.

• Mercantilism allowed colonists to make their own laws.

• Mercantilism protected colonists from unfair treatment.