1. Alliance Delegate Parliament Proclamation Representation Treason
Causes of the American Revolution Vocabulary
Alliance
A formal agreement among groups or individuals.
Delegate
A representative
Parliament
The law-making branch of the British government
Proclamation
A public announcement
Representation
To have someone speak or act for you
Treason
The act of working against one’s own government
Boycott
To refuse to buy or use goods or services
Protest
To work against, or object to, a certain policy
Monopoly
The complete control of a product or good by one person or group
Blockade
To use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving a harbor
Petition
A signed request made to an official person or organization
Minutemen
Members of the Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British
Revolution
A sudden, complete change, such as the overthrow of an established government
Resolution
A formal statement
Militia
A small army of ordinary people

2. Alliance
A formal __________ among groups or __________
Delegate
A ___________________________
Parliament
The ___________ __________of the British government
Proclamation
A public ___________________________
Representation
To have someone ________ or _____ for _______
Treason
The act of __________ ________one’s own __________
Boycott
To __________ to _______ or use _______ or services
Protest
To _______ ___________, or object to, a certain _____
Monopoly
The _________ _____________a product or good by _____ _____________or group
Blockade
To use __________to _________other ___________from entering or leaving a ___________
Petition
A __________ ___________made to an official person or ____________________
Minutemen
Members of the _________________colony _________ who could quickly be ready to __________ the British
Revolution
A sudden, complete ________such as the ________ of an established ______________
Resolution
A _____________ ________________.
Militia
A small ________ of ______________ people.

3. Causes of the American Revolution Vocabulary
Alliance
A formal agreement among groups or individuals.
Delegate
A representative
Parliament
The law-making branch of the British government
Proclamation
A public announcement
Representation
To have someone speak or act for you
Treason
The act of working against one’s own government
Boycott
To refuse to buy or use goods or services
Protest
To work against, or object to, a certain policy
Monopoly
The complete control of a product or good by one person or group
Blockade
To use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving a harbor
Petition
A signed request made to an official person or organization
Minutemen
Members of the Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British
Revolution
A sudden, complete change, such as the overthrow of an established government
Resolution
A formal statement
Militia
A small army of ordinary people