Lesson 1
to enlist in the military
what is to recruit?
When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods.
What is inflation?
privately owned ship outfitted with weapons.
What is a privateer
to officially approve.
What is to ratify?
This state recently had some of the most destructive wildfires in history.
What is California?
What is a mercenary.
to leave without permission
what is to desert?
measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor
The British used this song to poke fun at Americans, however Americans will take the song back and use it as motivation for their troops.
What is "Yankee Doodle"
These are taxes on imports.
What are tariffs?
This was two of the advantages the Americans had.
What is they were fighting on their home land, they knew the land better, they had a better will to fight, and they could be resupplied faster than Britain.
The Continental army used this method to defeat a larger British army.
What is Hit and Run or Guerilla Warfare?
These two countries helped America by declaring war on England during the American Revolution.
Who are France and Spain?
an attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place.
What is a seige?
This was the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.
Who is Jalen Hurts?
This is two advantage the British had over the Americans.
What is a stronger navy, a well trained army, they were the wealthiest empire in the world, and more people.
George Washington and his troops spent a winter here waiting for the weather to warm up to attack the British.
Where is Valley Forge?
This person became a war hero after defeating Britain in one of the first naval battles of the war, when asked if he would surrender he replied "I have not yet begun to fight."
Who is John Paul Jones
British forces surrendererd to American and french military here, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Donald Trump has recently suggested the idea of the United States controlling this area in the Middle East.
What is Gaza? or the Gaza Strip?
In order to surprise British forces in Trenton, George Washington crossed this river on Christmas Day.
What is the Delaware River?
Wife of one of delegates to the constitutional convention, she fought for women's rights, and threatened "If care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to start a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.
Who is Abigail Adams?
What are the Carolina's?
This French General worked with General Washington to defeat the British and force a surrender in Yorktown.
Who is Rochambeau?
This new AI program rivals the power of Chat GPT but is a fraction of the price, developed in China.
What is DeepSeek?