Running Things
What is a Nation?
an individual country with its own government
What is a Tax?
an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services such as roads and schools.
What is a Cause?
the reason or motivation for an action or event.
Which vocab word could replace the underlined part of the sentence below:
To make his life easier, Ben Franklin often had to assign a task or responsibility to another person.
delegate
What is a Colony?
a population of people controlled by and dependent on a more powerful country.
What is an Act?
*Can you name one example?*
Ex: Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act, Quartering Act, etc.
What is a Consequence?
The result of an action. Are usually considered bad.
Which vocab word could replace the underlined part of the sentence below:
Great Britain decided to use their power to force a new series of taxes on the American Colonists.
impose
What is Congress?
An official meeting where delegates participate in a discussion.
What is an Import?
products or raw materials bought from another country for use in your own country.
What is a benefit?
Which vocab word could replace the underlined part of the sentence below:
The colonists argued that since they did not have someone who could speak officially for them in Parliament, Great Britain had no right to charge them.
Who is a Delegate?
A person who is chosen to speak or act for others.
What is an Export?
goods sold to another country and sent there.
What is a Rebel?
a person who purposefully shows they are against something
Which vocab word could replace the underlined part of the sentence:
Outraged by the Townshend Acts, many patriots agreed to stop buying imported goods from British merchants.
boycott
I had a great idea. My idea was discussed and voted on by a group of people. My idea could also be called a ________.
proposal
If I bring something into or out of a country illegally, I am _________ it.
smuggling
What is the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist?
A Patriot was a colonist who was loyal to the colonies and wanted freedom from England.
A Loyalist was a colonist who was loyal to England and wanted to stay a colony.
The colonists' goal changed from just complaining to starting a movement to take down the government by force, so they could start their own independent country.
revolution