1 | Preamble | | _____ | Colonist were not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains |
2 | Patriots | | _____ | A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
3 | Popular sovereignty | | _____ | men or women who sold their labor for the cost of a trip from England to the Colonies |
4 | Loyalists | | _____ | a formal request |
5 | Confederation | | _____ | a firm decision to do or not to do something. |
6 | Neutral | | _____ | Rule by the people |
7 | petition | | _____ | Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and threw the King's tea into the ocean as a protest. |
8 | Minuteman | | _____ | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
9 | Resolution | | _____ | A refusal to buy or use goods and services. |
10 | convince | | _____ | a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) |
11 | Militia | | _____ | make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something |
12 | Indentured servant | | _____ | A written plan of government |
13 | Boycott | | _____ | A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution |
14 | Constitution | | _____ | Five Colonists were killed by British soldiers. |
15 | Sons of Liberty | | _____ | A joining of several groups for a common purpose. |
16 | Proclamation of 1763 | | _____ | Not favoring either side |
17 | Boston Massacre | | _____ | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won |
18 | Boston Tea Party | | _____ | Colonial militia volunteer who was prepared to fight at a minute's notice |