Unit 2 The American Revolution Flashcards
Boycott
A form of protest that involves refusing buy or use products and services from a group or entity.
Delegate
A person who is chosen or elected to vote or act for others
Import
To bring merchandise from another country
Loyalist
A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British
Militia
A military force that is raised from the civil population
Parliament
A country’s legislative (law making) body.
Patriot
A colonist of the American revolution that supported independence from the British
Protest
The act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval
Red Coat
A British soldier
Repeal
The act of removing a law
Representative
A person chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people
Sons of Liberty
A grassroots group of instigators in colonial America who used extreme forms of civil disobedience to intimidate loyalists.
