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Am. Rev. Pavlovich
American Revolution Vocab Terms Pavlovich
Question | Answer |
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economy | how a country deals with and makes money (trade, buying, selling, loans, banking, jobs) |
boycott | refuse to buy |
repeal | to take back or cancel a law |
minutemen | colonial militia prepared to fight at a moments notice |
Townshend Acts | taxed tea paper and lead without the colonists consent. |
Parliament | English Representative Government |
Representative Government | representatives are elected to make laws for the people |
Red coats | British soldiers who fought in the revolutionary war against th ecolonists |
George Washington | leader of the continental army and the first president |
Stamp Act | The first time the colonies were taxed without representation incongress |
The Great Awakening | A religious movement that swept through the colonies inspiring religious and political change |
triangle trade | Trade route between Africa, the colonies and Great Britain. Slaves were traded fro rum that was made in the colonies in some cases. |
Intolerable Acts | A response to the Boston Tea Party- The king increased the governors power, he reinstated the quartering act, closed off Boston harbor and made colonists REPAY for the tea |
First Continental Congress | United the 13 colonies, becaus ethe met for th first time. It was decided that they would begin to train troops (militia) |
The Second Continental Congress | Happened after the Battl eof Lexington and Concord. Georage Washington was declared leader of the continetal army |
Battle of Lexington Concord | First Battle. 100 colonist die and 250 British. Second Continental Congress meets after. |
Boston Tea Party | Sons of libert are unhappy with british law to tax tea. They dump tea into Boston Harbor |
Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of American Revolution. Colonists win and France and Spain help after. |
Patriots | wanted to fight against Britain (sons of liberty) |
Loyalists | wanted to remain loyal to the king/Britain |