American Revolution Preview

Common Sense

• A document that urged colonists to break away from Great Britain.

• A pamphlet advocating for the continuation of British rule.

• A treaty signed between the colonies and Native Americans.

• A book discussing the benefits of monarchy.

Slave Trade

• The business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves.

• A system of trade involving goods and services without the use of money.

• The practice of trading animals for agricultural products.

• A method of exchanging information between different cultures.

Boycotts

• The act of supporting a product or service to promote it.

• The refusal to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

• A method of advertising a product to increase sales.

• The process of negotiating terms in a business deal.

Intolerable Acts

• A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish American Patriots after the Boston Tea Party.

• A set of taxes imposed on tea and other goods by the British government in 1773.

• A declaration of independence made by the American colonies in 1776.

• A military strategy used by the British during the American Revolutionary War.

Indigenous

• Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

• A term used to describe something that is foreign or imported.

• A type of cultural practice that is widely accepted globally.

• A scientific term for species that are extinct.

Navigation Acts

• A series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies.

• A set of regulations that encouraged the use of foreign ships for trade with Britain.

• A collection of treaties that allowed unrestricted trade between Britain and its colonies.

• A series of laws that abolished all trade restrictions between Britain and its colonies.

Cash Crop

• A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.

• A crop grown primarily for personal consumption.

• A crop that is used to feed livestock.

• A crop that is cultivated for its ornamental value.

Boston Tea Party

• A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773, against the tax policy of the British government.

• A celebration of British tea merchants in Boston in 1773.

• A military conflict between British soldiers and American colonists in Boston.

• A meeting of colonial leaders to discuss independence from Britain.

Sons of Liberty

• A group of American patriots who protested against British taxation and laws before the American Revolution.

• A British military unit that enforced tax laws in the American colonies.

• A secret society formed to support the British monarchy in America.

• A group of loyalists who opposed the American Revolution.

Enlightenment

• A cultural movement focused on art and literature in the 17th century.

• An intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century.

• A political revolution that led to the establishment of monarchies in Europe.

• A scientific advancement period that occurred in the 19th century.