| A | B |
|---|
| Resolution | a formal expression of opinion |
| Effigy | rag figure representing an unpopular individual |
| Propaganda | ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
| Committee of Correspondence | an organizaton that used meetings, letters, and pamphlets to spread political ideas through the colonies |
| Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won |
| Petition | a formal request |
| George Washington | a Virginia surveyor chosen to confront the French in the Ohio River valley |
| militia | a group of civilians trained as soldiers but not in a regular army |
| cede | give up |
| alliance | a mutual-aid agreement between countries |
| writs of assistance | The Townshend Acts permitted customs officers to use ____________ to find illegal goods. |
| boycotts | The colonies organized _________to protest Britain's Stamp Act. |
| duty | In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which placed a _______ on several products, including molasses. |
| petition | Delegates to the Stamp Act Congress sent a ____________ to the British King and Parliament demanding an end to certain taxes. |
| repeal | official end of a law |
| monopoly | total control of a market for a certain product |
| minuteman | a citizen soldier who was ready to fight on short notice |
| mercenary | a soldier who serves another country for money |
| blockade | to shut off access to and from a port |
