American Revolution Vocabulary

Alliance

a joining together for some common purpose

Boycott

A refusal to buy or use goods and services.

Salutary Neglect

An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies

Parliament

the lawmaking body of British government

Loyalist

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

Patriot

American colonist who favored American independence

Revolution

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

Smuggle

move (goods) illegally into or out of a country.

Treason

Betrayal of one's country

Tyranny

Cruel and oppressive government or rule

Repeal

to cancel an act or law

Declare

announce publicly or officially