1. 4 th Grade Social Studies Ch. 7 Vocabulary Mrs. Thornburg’s version

2. Vocabulary in 4 th Grade American Revolution MinutemenMilitiaTax CorrespondenceCommanderQuarter BoycottLibertyAlly PetitionCongressPatriots ProclamationRepealDelegate SmugglingProtest MassacreRebellion

3. What do we call a group of representatives who meet to discuss a subject?

4. Congress

5. What do we call a fight against a government?

6. Rebellion

7. What do we call importing goods illegally?

8. Smuggling

9. What do we call written communication?

10. Correspondence

11. What do we call the killing of many people?

12. Massacre

13. What do we call an official public statement?

14. Proclamation

15. What do we call a person or group that joins with another to work toward a goal?

16. Ally

17. What do we call freedom from being controlled by another government?

18. Liberty

19. What do we call giving people food and shelter?

20. Quarter

21. What do we call someone chosen to speak and act for others?

22. Delegate

23. What do we call a group of ordinary people who train for battle?

24. Militia

25. What do we call a militia with special training? (They would be ready for battle in a minute!)

26. Minutemen

27. What do we call money that people pay to their government in return for services?

28. Tax

29. What do we call colonists who opposed British rule?

30. Patriots

31. What do we call an event where people complain about an issue?

32. Protest

33. What do we call a group of people who refuses to buy, sell, or use certain goods?

34. Boycott

35. What do we call cancelling a law?

36. Repeal

37. What do we call an officer in charge of an army?

38. Commander

39. What do we call a written request from a number of people?

40. Petition