Causes of the Revolution Vocabulary

When someone debates they are...

• discussing opposing points of view.

• discussing shared or like experiences.

• ignoring the other person or group in the hopes that a conflict will go away.

• placing bets on the outcome of an election.

An introduction to a formal document could also be called

• a preamble

• an epilogue.

What does a preamble aim to do?

• It's the chorus of a song.

• Tells the main idea of a novel.

• Clarifies which facts were true and which were fiction.

• explains why the document was written.

A formal request for government action

• declaration

• petition

• debate

• proposal

Which encouraged commoners to speak out against ineffective leaders?

• The Great Awakening

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Continental Congress

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• British General William Howe

Common Sense...

• tried to persuade colonists to support independence.

• persuaded colonists to boycott British goods.

• was a list of grievances against the king of Britain.

• was difficult to understand because it was written in old English.

Some militias were known as _________ because they could be ready to fight at a minute's notice.

• savage

• minutemen

• disciplined

• advanced

information designed to influence people's opinion

• propaganda

• social media

• Coercive Acts

• committee of correspondence

What was the unintended result of the Coercive Act?

• It cut Boston off from the other colonies.

• It drew the colonies together.

• It resulted in greater loyalty to the crown.

• It ended the rebellion in Boston.