Haha, ever heard of tar and feathering. That was technically an act of terroism. Which the Patriots committed.
That's corporal punishment, not terrorism you silly you. Terrorism is for example turning up on a metro station and opening fire at civilians for a political premise or just because you don't like them while at the same time demanding a certain object or action to be performed for you.
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition.[1][2] Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians). ~Wiki
EDIT: That video is A+, I needed that comedy injection.