Causes of the Revolution Vocab Full

Refusal to buy or use goods as a form of protest

• Boycott
• Protest
• Loyalist
• Petition

Answer explanation

A boycott is an economic protest where people refuse to buy goods

Information used to influence opinions often exaggerated or one sided

• Propaganda
• Petition
• Grievance
• Declaration of Independence

Answer explanation

Propaganda is one sided information like Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre

An action or statement showing disagreement with a law or decision

• Protest
• Boycott
• Grievance
• Loyalist

Answer explanation

A protest is any act of showing opposition like marches or rallies

A colonist who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution

• Loyalist
• Patriot
• Delegate
• Quaker

Answer explanation

Loyalists supported Britain and opposed independence

A colonist who supported independence from Britain

• Patriot
• Loyalist
• Delegate
• Quaker

Answer explanation

Patriots wanted freedom from British rule

The right to be free and make choices without unfair control

• Liberty
• Independence
• Grievance
• Natural Rights

Answer explanation

Liberty is freedom in daily life such as speech or religion

Law that banned colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Proclamation of 1763
• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Acts

Answer explanation

The Proclamation of 1763 limited westward settlement to avoid Native conflicts

Tax on sugar and molasses to help Britain pay war debts

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act

Answer explanation

The Sugar Act of 1764 placed a tax on sugar and molasses

Tax on paper goods such as newspapers and legal documents

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act

Answer explanation

The Stamp Act of 1765 required stamps on paper products

Law requiring colonists to house and supply British soldiers

• Quartering Act
• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Sugar Act

Answer explanation

The Quartering Act forced colonists to provide shelter for soldiers