Social Studies Adams🌏

Question 1

Allegiance

Answer 1

Loyalty to ones country

Question 2

Colony

Answer 2

A country, or, area, under the control of another country, typically a distant one. The area is occupied by settlers from the “mother” country.

Question 3

British

Answer 3

Citizens of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, sometimes also called Great Britain, which (at the time of the American Colonies) includes England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Whales 🐳, and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, (and currently includes Northern Ireland).

Question 4

Boycott

Answer 4

The refusal to buy certain goods as a way to protest. Boycotts and other protests are organized ways to publicly express a strong disagreement with a government or company policy or action.

Question 5

Empire

Answer 5

An extensive group of states or countries under a single ruler or government.

Question 6

Indentured Servant

Answer 6

A person, who in exchange for free passage to the American Colonies, worked for a master for a period of four to seven years. Many Americans came to the colonies as indentured servants.

Question 7

Liberty

Answer 7

To be free of government interference. To the Patriots, liberty was freedom from control by Great Britain 🇬🇧.

Question 8

Loyalist/Tory

Answer 8

An American who did not support revolution against Great 👍 Britain 🇬🇧 and was loyal to king 🤴 George lll. Approximately one-third of all American Colonists during the Revolution were Loyalists.

Question 9

Nobleman/gentleman

Answer 9

A man belonging to a high social or political class, usually wealthy. This status was passed down through generations of families, and it was not normally acceptable for nobleman to befriend (or marry) people below their rank.

Question 10

Quartering

Answer 10

The act of providing living and sleeping arrangements for a group of people, especially for military troops.

Question 11

Repeal

Answer 11

The action of ending or cancelling a law or congressional act.

Question 12

Parliament

Answer 12

The official governing body of Great Britain 🇬🇧 made up the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

Question 13

Patriot

Answer 13

An American during the war who supported the cause of the revolution. Only about one-third of the Americans were Patriots. Sometimes these people ware called Whigs.

Question 14

Redcoats

Answer 14

A slang term for British soldiers who wore scarlet red uniform jackets.

Question 15

Sons of Liberty

Answer 15

Secret group of radicals formed by Sam Adams to protest the Stamp Act. They used violence such as tarring and feathering to punish Loyalists and to protest British policies.

Question 16

Tavern

Answer 16

An inn or meeting place that offered lodging and sold food and drink for both travelers and regular customers in the Colonial era. Many political discussions and plans were debated at taverns.

Question 17

Tax

Answer 17

Money that is paid by the people to run the country.

Question 18

Treason

Answer 18

The crime of betraying you country, especially by attempting to kill the ruler or overthrow the government. A person who commits treason is considered a traitor.

Question 19

Tyranny

Answer 19

An overly controlling and unfair government ruled by a tyrant, or absolute ruler whose power is not limited. Americans believed that the British Government was a tyranny.