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American Revolution Vocabulary

Quiz by Kali Cole

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  • Q1
    Patriot
    a person who was loyal to King George III
    A person who was loyal to Native Americans
    A person who wanted to return slaves to Africa
    a person who supported independence from Great Britain
    45s
  • Q2
    Loyalist
    a person who was loyal to Native Americans
    a person who wanted independence from Great Britain
    a person who wanted to remain under the authority of Great Britain and was loyal to King George III
    a person who wanted to go back to the mother country
    45s
  • Q3
    Intolerable Acts
    laws passed by Parliament that allowed colonists to have representation in British government
    laws passed by Parliament forcing colonists to return to England
    laws passed by colonists that forced colonists to stay in America
    laws passed by Parliament that closed Boston Harbor, ended the Massachusetts assembly, and forced colonists to quarter British soldiers
    45s
  • Q4
    liberty
    trade
    hard work
    freedom
    slavery
    45s
  • Q5
    Boston Tea Party
    a 1773 protest against British taxes in which colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
    a soldier paid to fight for another country
    the army created by the Second Continental Congress with George Washington as commander-in-chief
    colonial parties that featured drinking tea
    45s
  • Q6
    boycott
    to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, country, or product
    a member of an elected assembly
    to riot and loot businesses
    a 1773 protest against British taxes in which colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
    45s
  • Q7
    Continental Army
    the Native American army during the American Revolution
    the army of slaves during the American Revolution
    the army created by the Second Continental Congress with George Washington as commander-in-chief
    the army that wore Red uniforms during the American Revolution
    45s
  • Q8
    Declaration of Independence
    the official document that ended the French and Indian War
    the official document that ended the American Revolution
    the official document by the Second Continental Congress explaining why the colonies were breaking away from England; written by Thomas Jefferson
    the official document that ended the Civil War
    45s
  • Q9
    Committees of Correspondence
    the official document by the Second Continental Congress explaining why the colonies wanted independence
    a 1773 protest against British taxes in which colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
    groups organized in the 1700s to keep colonists informed of important events
    laws passed by Parliament that closed Boston Harbor
    45s
  • Q10
    militia
    an American colonist who supported the fight for independence
    a soldier paid to fight for another country
    a group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period and the Revolutionary War
    a colonist who supported Great Britain in the American Revolution
    45s
  • Q11
    Stamp Act
    a law passed by Parliament requiring colonists to pay a tax on all paper products
    taxes passed by Parliament in 1767 for goods brought into the colonies
    laws passed by Parliament that closed Boston Harbor
    a term for a British soldier
    45s
  • Q12
    rebel
    to oppose those in charge because of different ideas of what is right
    a written request signed by many people
    to withdraw or cancel
    a member of an elected assembly
    45s
  • Q13
    repeal
    the betrayal of one's country by giving help to the enemy
    a written request signed by many people
    to oppose those in charge because of different ideas of what is right
    to withdraw or cancel
    45s
  • Q14
    Townshend Acts
    a law passed by Parliament requiring colonists to pay a tax on all paper products
    taxes passed by Parliament in 1767 for goods brought into the colonies
    a law passed by Parliament requiring colonists to pay a tax on tea
    a written request signed by many people
    45s
  • Q15
    ally
    a friend; supporter
    a neutral party
    someone who is against you
    an enemy
    45s

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