| A | B |
|---|
| boycott | refusal to buy goods |
| repeal | to revoke or refuse |
| propaganda | the spreading of ideas, usually rumors |
| mercantilism | economic system which benefitted the mother country (Great Britain) |
| minutemen | elite group of militia that was prepared for battle quickly |
| First Continental Congress | colonies met, still believing a compromise with Great Britain was possible |
| Second Continental Congress | colonies met, and eventually declared independence from Great Britain |
| redcoats | British troops |
| Olive Branch Petition | the attempt by the colonies to compromise with Great Britain |
| unalienable rights | natural rights |
| patriots | colonists who wanted independence |
| loyalists | colonists who were against independence |
| Sam Adams | leader of the Sons of Liberty |
| Abigail Adams | early leader in women's rights |
| John Adams | lawyer and leader of the patriot cause - pen is mightier than the sword |
| Crispus Attucks | former African slave and first casualty of the Boston Massacre |
| Committee of Correspondence | group of messengers and writers who communicated grievances with other colonies |
| Benjamin Franklin | creator of "Join or Die" political cartoon |
| Patrick Henry | early motivational speaker for independence - "Give me liberty or give me death" |
| Thomas Jefferson | author of the Declaration of Independence |
| John Locke | wrote early ideas of "natural rights" of men |
| Haym Solomon | Jewish merchant who made loans to finance new gov't |
| James Armistead | African American spy during the Revolution |
| Thomas Paine | author of "Common Sense" |
| George Washington | commander of the Continental Army |
