| 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. |