Key Movements

Question 1

Patriots

Answer 1

Anti-British colonists who were pro-revolution.

Question 2

Sons of Liberty

Answer 2

Local groups who protested the Stamp Act - became a catch-all term for any anti-British group. Portrayed themselves s the protectors of colonial rights

Question 3

Daughters of Liberty

Answer 3

Women who organized and upheld boycotts, produced homemade goods through cottage industries, and recycled and found substitutes to allow for boycotts.

Question 4

Committees of Correspondence

Answer 4

Local Committees that communicated between the colonies and spread anti-British propaganda

Question 5

Committees of Inspection

Answer 5

Local Committees that inspected goods to ensure compliance with boycotts instituted by the Articles of Association

Question 6

Committees of Safety

Answer 6

Local Committees that acted as the executive branch of government prior to the establishment of state governments after the Declaration of Independence