A | B |
Mercantilism | Theory that the colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country |
repeal | to cancel a law or take a law away |
smuggling | illegal trade |
propaganda | information spread to influence public opinion |
boycott | refusal to buy or participate |
Parliament | Law making group in Britain/England |
Assembly | law making group in each colony |
Act | another word for law |
Patriot | Group that wants to be free and independent from Britain |
Loyalist | Group that wants to remain a part of the British empire |
Neutral | Does not take a side |
Revolution | A complete overthrow of a government structure replaced with a new one |
Civil War | A war between 2 or more groups in the same country |
effigies | rag figures burned for protest |
revenue | money collected through taxes |
Navigation Acts | Laws passed that stated the colonies can only trade with Britain. |