Chapters 12 and 13 Vocabulary

Question 1

Militia

Answer 1

A small army made up of ordinary citizens.

Question 2

Rebel

Answer 2

A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.

Question 3

Repeal

Answer 3

To take back, or to cancel, a law.

Question 4

Liberty

Answer 4

The freedom of a citizen.

Question 5

Boycott

Answer 5

Withdraw from commercial or social relations with a country, organization, or person as a punishment or protest.

Question 6

Loyalists

Answer 6

People in the colonies, who wanted the colonist to remain under the control of the king and Great Britain.

Question 7

Neutralist

Answer 7

An American colonist who did not support either side, loyalist or patriot in the fight for independence from Great Britain.

Question 8

Patriots

Answer 8

People in the colonies who won a little break away from Great Britain.

Question 9

Traitor

Answer 9

Person guilty of acting against his or her own country.

Question 10

The First Continental Congress

Answer 10

The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain’s thirteen American colonies met to discuss America’s future under growing British aggression.

Question 11

American Revolution/Revolutionary War

Answer 11

The war between the American called me and Great Britain from 1775-1783 (revolutionary means completely new and different) American revolutionaries one in independence and a new and different government.