Topic 1 Vocabulary

What is the term for a formal written request signed by a group of people?

• Boycott
• Petition
• Writ of assistance
• Repeal

When Parliament canceled the Stamp Act, what action did they take?

• Boycotted
• Petitioned
• Repealed
• Assisted

Legal documents that allowed British customs officers to inspect a ship’s cargo without giving a reason were called

• boycotts
• writs of assistance
• petitions
• militias

What action were colonists taking when they refused to buy British tea?

• Petitioning
• Repealing
• Assisting
• Boycotting

Committees of correspondence wrote letters to ______________________

• Patriots
• Loyalists
• Minutemen
• protest British policies

What term describes colonial volunteers who were ready to fight at any time?

• Militia
• Patriots
• Loyalists
• Minutemen

American colonists who sided with the British during the Revolutionary War were called:

• Militia
• Patriots
• Minutemen
• Loyalists

What term describes the act of refusing to obey laws considered unjust?

• Petition
• Boycott
• Civil disobedience
• Repeal

American colonists who favored independence from Britain were known as:

• Patriots
• Loyalists
• Minutemen
• Militia

What is the term for an army made up of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency?

• Loyalists
• Militia
• Patriots
• Minutemen