1. The Road to the Revolution

Question 1

Patriots

Answer 1

those that favored independence from Britain

Question 2

loyalists

Answer 2

those that wanted to stay united with Britain

Question 3

allies

Answer 3

a nation that is associated with another nation for some common cause or purpose, usually by a treaty

Question 4

militia

Answer 4

a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are able to fight in an emergency. They are not part of the regular army. ex - national guard

Question 5

tyranny

Answer 5

the unjust use of govern. power. A ruler ruler who uses this is called a tyrant. King George was refered to as a tyrant by the colonies in the DOI

Question 6

boycott

Answer 6

an organized campaign to refuse to buy certai products to express disapproval of certain condition. This was used by the colonists to try and make England stop their big taxes. ex - Market Basket incident

Question 7

repeal

Answer 7

to take back, or to cancel a law. Synonyms: abolish, rescind, invalidate. ex - Obama Care

Question 8

first continental congress

Answer 8

the first meeting of representatives from every colony, except Georgia (they just sat back and waited to see what would happen), in 1774 to discuss common concerns about the way England was treating them. It was in Phili. because it was the middle colony

Question 9

social mobility

Answer 9

the ability to move from one social class to another except for slaves who were considered property

Question 10

gentry

Answer 10

the wealthiest people, best-educated, and most influential class. Most govern positions were help by them. Other class members were merchants, doctors, lawyers, or ministers

Question 11

proclamation of 1763

Answer 11

an official announcement that ended all settlement west of the App. Mnts. the effect was that it closed off the undicovered land to colonial expansion

Question 12

Quartering

Answer 12

the forced housing and feeding of British troops by the colonists against their will. ex - room and board

Question 13

writs of assistance

Answer 13

written orders that allowed British govern officials to conduct unrestricted searches for suspected smuggled goods. i.e. - a blank search warrant

Question 14

committees of correspondence

Answer 14

an organized network for passing along news of British activity throughout the colonies in secret communication. Sam Adams ran it

Question 15

Minutemen

Answer 15

small, handpicked elite force which were required to be highly mobile and able to assemble quickly. They were selected from militia by their commanding officers. They were normally 25 years old and they were chosen because of their enthusiasm, reliability, phys strength

Question 16

second continental congress

Answer 16

• the second meeting of all 13 colonies on May 10, 1775
• met to appoint a leader and raise army to fight the American Revolution
• eventually passed the DOI on July 4, 1776

Question 17

traitor

Answer 17

• a person guilty of the crime of treason, or disloyalty to the govern.
• General Benedict Arnold will become a traitor during the Rev War

Question 18

alliance

Answer 18

-an agreement between nations or groups pledging to help each other against other nations or groups when in need
ex - NATO (n. amer treaty org) which is an alliance between the US and 18 euro nations

Question 19

petition

Answer 19

a written request to a govern, usually by its citizens, to change something that effects the governed

Question 20

monopoly

Answer 20

-total control of a market for a certain product
ex - eng gave the Brit East India Company a monopoly on selling tea in the colonies, hurting some colonial merchants who were selling smuggled Dutch tea

Question 21

mercenaries

Answer 21

-professional soldiers who will fight for anyone that will pay them
ex - the english hired about 30,000 Hessians from Germ

Question 22

cede

Answer 22

-to give up or surrender, usually land to another country as the result of a treaty

Question 23

blockade

Answer 23

-the closing off of a port or coastline to boat traffic by another country’s navy
-the purpose is to keep things from entering or leaving a country
ex - US navy Armada at work blocking Iraq during Desert Storm 1990

Question 24

resolve

Answer 24

strong determination to succeed in doing something

Question 25

phase

Answer 25

stage of development

Question 26

emotional

Answer 26

appealing to the emotions or feelngs

Question 27

occupy

Answer 27

to take possession of

Question 28

restore

Answer 28

to put back; to bring back to a normal state

Question 29

duty

Answer 29

a tax on goods coming into a country (import)

ex - the Brit tax on tea coming into the colonies