vocabulary
an official expression of opinion by a group.
what is resolution
open defiance of authority
what is rebellion
paid soldier who serves in the armed forces of a foreign country
what is mercenary
the act set a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies
the township act was named after this person
who was Charles Township
a civilian who is ready to fight with only one minutes notice
what is minuteman
ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
what is propaganda
to enlist in the Military
what is recruit
this law required the colonists to house British soldiers
what was the quartering act
the leader of the American Revolution
who was George Washington
to refuse to buy items in order to protest
what is boycott
an American colonist who favored American independence
what is patriot
when it takes more and more money to buy the same good, raising prices
what is inflation
imposed a direct taxon the colonists
what was the stamp act
this person helped Samuel Adams with the radical group the Sons of Liberty, they were also cousins
an American colonist who remained loyal to Britan
what is loyalist
a formal request for government action
what is a petition
an action used to keep a country from communicating and trading with other nations
what is blockade
series of measure that repealed the colonial charter of Massachusetts
what was the intolerable act
the main organizer of the radical group the Sons of Liberty
who was Samuel Adams
to cancel an act or law
what is repeal
the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written
what is a preamble
attempt to force surrender by blocking to movement of people or goods into or out of a place
what is siege
passed by the British parliament to affirm its power to govern the colonies
what was the declaratory act
this person made the join or die political cartoon
who was Benjamin Franklin