Chapter 12&13 Flashcards
Militia
Army made of of citizens
Rebel
Patriot
Repeal
To take back or cancel
Liberty
The freedom of citizens
Boycott
Protest/resist against something
Loyalist
People loyal the King George
Neutralist
An undecided citizens (not loyal to ether side).
Patriots
People who wanted to be free and break away from British
Traitor
Someone who betrays his/her side
First Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve of Britain’s thirteen american colonies got together to write a letter to Washington about the Intolerable Acts
American Revolution
The War won by the Patriots for freedom and to separate from Britain
Battle of Bunker Hill
The that proved that the Patriots could fight the war
Committees of Correspondence
A key communication system during the early years of the Revolution War
Townshend Acts
The act which taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Intolerable Acts
Series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws aimed to punish Massachusetts colonist for their Tea Party protest of the Tea Act.
Sons of Liberty
In 1765, Adams organized a group of patriots called the Sons of Liberty
Town Meeting
A meeting where a town discus the war
Treason
the crime of betraying one’s country
Stamp Act
They put stamps on papers goods
Minutemen
A small army who could be ready in a minute’s time
Assembly
A group of government officials that met to make laws
Delegate
Representative
Petition
a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause.
