Question

revolutionary war vocabulary match - up
match each term with its meaning or definition.

1. patriots

group of individuals that create laws in great britain.

1. redcoat

individuals who supported the british government during the american revolution.

1. loyalists

a british soldier whose uniform was red.

1. parliament

american soldiers who were ready to fight in a minutes warning.

1. boycott

first law passed by parliament to tax the colonists.

1. minutemen

people who lived in the colonies and fought against the british.

1. stamp act

a crime against ones own country.

1. revolutionary war

conflict between british government and the 13 colonies.

1. treason

to refuse to buy items from a particular country or business.

Explanation:

1. Patriots were colonists who fought against British rule.
2. Redcoat was a term for a British soldier with a red - uniform.
3. Loyalists supported the British government during the American Revolution.
4. Parliament is the law - making body in Great Britain.
5. Boycott means to refuse to buy items from a particular country or business.
6. Minutemen were American soldiers ready to fight at a minute's warning.
7. Stamp Act was the first law passed by Parliament to tax the colonists.
8. Revolutionary War was the conflict between the British government and the 13 colonies.
9. Treason is a crime against one's own country.

Answer:

1. People who lived in the colonies and fought against the British.
2. A British soldier whose uniform was red.
3. Individuals who supported the British government during the American Revolution.
4. Group of individuals that create laws in Great Britain.
5. To refuse to buy items from a particular country or business.
6. American soldiers who were ready to fight in a minute's warning.
7. First law passed by Parliament to tax the colonists.
8. Conflict between British government and the 13 colonies.
9. A crime against one's own country.