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Chapter 5
American Revolution
War
Vocabulary
100
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress?
100
These troops could leave whenever they needed to.
Who were the militia?
100
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
100

Freedom from rule by others

What is independence?

200

These soldiers volunteered to fight for their colony.

Who were militia?

200

The first two battles of the Revolutionary War

What is Lexington and Concord.

200
These troops got paid to fight.
Who were regular soldiers?
200

the crime of fighting against one’s own country

What is treason?

200

A formal agreement of friendship between countries

What is an alliance?

300
This author penned "Common Sense".
Who was Thomas Paine?
300
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania.
What is Valley Forge?
300
Men who fought as part of this were used to traditional, European style warfare.
What was the regular army?
300

Freedom that cannot be taken away

What are rights?

300
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
400
This group is remembered for defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga.
Who are the Green Mountain Boys?
400

Parliament passed a series of harsh laws in response to the Boston Tea Party.

What was the Intolerable Acts?

400

Soldiers who are paid to fight for another country

What is a mercenary?

400

The phrase BEST describes the main reason for the colonists’ anger about the Stamp Act?

What is "No Taxation without Representation?"

400
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
What is a Patriot?
500

This delegate from Massachusetts served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Who was John Adams?

500

This set of laws placed new taxes on the colonists after the repeal of the Stamp Act?

What are the Townshend Acts?

500

colonists who supported Great Britain during the

Revolutionary War

Who were Loyalists?

500
This action was performed at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to keep the British from escaping.
What is blockade?
500

to sign up for the armed forces

What is to enlist?

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