Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Ch. 5

The Spirit of Independence

TermDefinition
revenue incoming money
writs of assistance legal documents that enabled officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
resolution a formal expression of opinion
effigy rag figure representing an unpopular individual
boycott to refuse to buy
non-importation pledges not to buy or use goods imported from Britain
repeal to cancel
Stamp Act a law that placed a tax on all printed material, such as newspapers, wills, and playing cards
propaganda information made to influence public opinion
committee of correspondence an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
Tea Act a law passed by Parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies, bypassing colonial merchants
Coercive Acts a series of harsh laws that intended to make Massachusetts pay for resistance and ruined tea, and forced Bostonians to shelter soldiers in their own homes.
Continental Congress A political body to represent American interests and challenge British control
militia groups of citizen soldiers
Loyalist American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
minutemen militia volunteers who boasted that they could be ready to fight at a moment's notice
Patriot American colonist who favored American independence
petition a formal request
preamble the introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution
Declaratory Act passed after the repeal of the Stamp Act; stated that Parliament had authority over the the colonies and had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies "in all cases".
Created by: MsFrankRL
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards