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Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an organization that used meetings, letters, and pamphlets to spread political ideas throughout the colonies

a)

revenue

b)

rebellion

c)

preamble

d)

writs of assistance

e)

Committee of Correspondence

2.

legal document that enabled officers to search homes of seized goods

a)

revenue

b)

rebellion

c)

preamble

d)

writs of assistance

e)

Committee of Correspondence

3.

the first section of the Declaration of Independence

a)

revenue

b)

rebellion

c)

preamble

d)

writs of assistance

e)

Committee of Correspondence

4.

open defiance of authority

a)

revenue

b)

rebellion

c)

preamble

d)

writs of assistance

e)

Committee of Correspondence

5.

incoming money

a)

revenue

b)

rebellion

c)

preamble

d)

writs of assistance

e)

Committee of Correspondence

6.

rag figure representing an unpopular individual

a)

resolution

b)

propaganda

c)

Loyalists

d)

Patriots

e)

effigy

7.

a formal expression of opinion

a)

resolution

b)

propaganda

c)

Loyalists

d)

Patriots

e)

effigy

8.

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain

a)

resolution

b)

propaganda

c)

Loyalists

d)

Patriots

e)

effigy

9.

one sided political ideas/opinions designed to influence public opinion

a)

resolution

b)

propaganda

c)

Loyalists

d)

Patriots

e)

effigy

10.

American colonists who fought Britain until Independence was won.

a)

resolution

b)

propaganda

c)

Loyalists

d)

Patriots

e)

effigy

11.

to disregard or go against

a)

boycott

b)

repeal

c)

militia

d)

minutemen

e)

violated

12.

civilian soldiers who boasted they could be ready in a minutes notice

a)

boycott

b)

repeal

c)

militia

d)

minutemen

e)

violated

13.

refusal to buy goods

a)

boycott

b)

repeal

c)

militia

d)

minutemen

e)

violated

14.

to cancel an act or law

a)

boycott

b)

repeal

c)

militia

d)

minutemen

e)

violated

15.

civilian soldiers

a)

boycott

b)

repeal

c)

militia

d)

minutemen

e)

violated

16.

a sudden, often violent clash; to meet, come face to face with

a)

petition

b)

prohibit

c)

occupy

d)

encounter

e)

approach

17.

to move into and take control of a place, especially by force encounter a sudden, often violent clash

a)

petition

b)

prohibit

c)

occupy

d)

encounter

e)

approach

18.

to draw near to something

a)

petition

b)

prohibit

c)

occupy

d)

encounter

e)

approach

19.

to prevent or forbid

a)

petition

b)

prohibit

c)

occupy

d)

encounter

e)

approach

20.

a formal request

a)

petition

b)

prohibit

c)

occupy

d)

encounter

e)

approach

21.

known as

a)

status

b)

debate

c)

discipline

d)

so-called

22.

the ability to follow strict rules and procedures

a)

status

b)

debate

c)

discipline

d)

so-called

23.

a discussion of opposing points of view

a)

status

b)

debate

c)

discipline

d)

so-called

24.

the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written

a)

status

b)

debate

c)

discipline

d)

so-called

e)

preamble

25.

rank or place as compared to others

a)

status

b)

debate

c)

discipline

d)

so-called

e)

preamble