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| 1089759343 | Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. | |
| 1089759344 | Tory | an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution | |
| 1089759345 | Partriot | a coloniest who was against British rule. | |
| 1089759346 | Millitia | A group of armed citizens who are prepared for military service if called to defend there town, state or contry | |
| 1089759347 | tyranny | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | |
| 1089759348 | repeal | To cancel | |
| 1089759349 | boycott | A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies | |
| 1089759350 | propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. | |
| 1089759351 | navigation acts | 1650 laws that required among other things that all goods to and from the colonies be transported on British ships | |
| 1089759352 | stamp act | 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc. | |
| 1089759353 | French and indian war | a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes) | |
| 1089759354 | Quartering act | 1765 - Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies. | |
| 1089759355 | townshend acts | (4.1) passed by Parliament in 1767, placed taxes on imported materials such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Led to outrage and tons of people boycotted British goods. | |
| 1089759356 | Boston massacre | ..., The first bloodshed of the Amercan Revolution, as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five americans | |
| 1089759357 | Boston tea party | A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor. | |
| 1089759358 | Proclamation of 1763 | Act passed by England prohibiting colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains | |
| 1089759359 | Intolerable acts | A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British | |
| 1089759360 | tea act | 1773; placed a tax on an item to help save the British East India Company; colonists boycotted | |
| 1089759361 | First continental congress | Delagates from all colonies except georgia met to discuss problems with britain and to promote independence | |
| 1089759362 | Sons of liberty | A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution |