Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
Road to Revolution
Sourcing
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Define Red Coat

British Solider 

100

Define Colonist 

People who lived in the 13 colonies

100

Define Sugar Act

A tax placed on sugar

100

Who won the French and Indian War?

The British

100

Who is the author: 

"By: Matthew Darly, 1774 April, London"

Matthew Darly

200

Define tax

Money paid to the government 

200
Define patriot 

A colonist who wanted freedom from the British king.

200

Define Stamp Act

A tax placed on all paper products 

200

Which side did the Native Americans fight on during the French and Indian War?

The French

200

Is a primary source always reliable?

NO!!!!

300

Define loyalist 

Those in the colonies remaining LOYAL to the British king

300

Define independence

Being it's own country/person and not relying on others

300

Define propaganda 

Information that is bias to promote one person/idea

300

What does, "no taxation without representation" mean?

One should not pay taxes if they have no say!

300

What is primary? What is secondary?

Primary: a source from the time period it is talking about

Secondary: a source written after the time period it is talking about

400

Define the Boston Port Act

Closed the port of Boston so no selling/trading could be done.

400

Define militia 

Ordinary colonists who were trained to fight

400

Define the Quartering Act

Required colonists to provide food and housing to red coats

400

What is the Proclamation of 1763?

A line drawn by the British king that kept colonists from moving in the Ohio River Valley

400

Explain what Corroborative Value is

Corroborative Value is where we see if sources agree or disagree with other sources that we have looked at.

500

Define effigy

Sculpture or model of a person

500

Define the Townshend Acts

Placed taxes on glass, lead, paint and more

500

Define the Declaratory Act

Ensured British government could tax/make laws for colonists

500

What is the Writ of Assistance?

A rule that gave Red Coats permission to search colonists homes whenever 

500

Explain what historical context is

Historical context is information that allows the reader to better understand what was happening at the time

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