Road To Revolution Flashcards
Arsenal
A collection of weapons
Boycott
Organized campaign to refuse to buy or use certain goods and services
Duty
Import tax
Apprentice
Someone who learns a trade by working for someone in that trade for a period of time
George Washington
The general who led the continental army during my the American Revolution
Gentry
Upper class - royal officials , wealthy farmers/ plantation owners, successful merchants
Querrilla Warfare
Using nature to your advantage to surprise your opponent
Indentured servants
Working on a debt with a contract to work for 4-10 years in exchange for passage to the colonies
John Adams
A colonist. Who Believes strongly in the law and defended British troops for the Boston Massacre
Minutemen
Farmers and others who could be prepared to fight in a minute or less
Old North Church
Used as a signal light “one if by land and two if by sea “
Paul Revere
One of the sons of Liberty at the Boston tea party
One that screamed “the red coats are coming “
Propaganda
Media created to convince someone of a particular point of view
Repeal
Take back a law
Sons of Liberty
Protested the tea act by dumping chests of tea into the Boston harbor