Revolution Vocab Words
Word
Rebellious
Description/Definition
Defying or resisting some established authority, government of tradition.
Example: The Boston Tea Party was a rebellious act against the British.
A sum of money charged by government to be paid by citizens,
Tax
Example: The British placed a tax on stamps, which angered the colonists.
The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or a group of people.
Representation
Example: The colonists wanted representation in the British government.
The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another.
Revolution
Liberty
Example: The American Revolution was the end of British government and
the start of the United States government.
Freedom, independence.
Example: The colonists wanted liberty from the British.
Patriots
Loyalists
Colonists who opposed the policies of the British government and wanted
America to become a separate country.
Example: Patriots protested the Tea Act by dumping tea into the Boston
Harbor
Colonists who wanted America to remain loyal to the British government.
Example: Loyalist Thomas Hutchinson supported British taxes.