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Militia/Regular Army
End of the War
Vocabulary
100
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100

This group fought against the King and Great Britain

What are the Patriots.

100
These troops could leave whenever they needed to.
Who were the militia?
100

General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781 which was also the last battle of the war.

What is Yorktown?

100


This is a tax or duty imposed by a government on imported goods.

What is a tariff?

200
These soldiers volunteered to fight for their colony.
Who were militia?
200

Congress passed a series of harsh laws in effect to the Boston Team named them these acts.

What are the Intolerable Acts

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

This document was created by a committee of 5 men, stating that the rights of the people had been taken away.

What is Declaration of Independence?

200

The state of being self-reliant, free from the control, influence, or support of others.

What is Independence?

300
This author penned "Common Sense".
Who was Thomas Paine?
300

This treaty declared peace between American and Great Britain.

What is the Peace Treaty.

300
Men who fought as part of this were used to traditional, European style warfare.
What was the regular army?
300
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300

This group of men that supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.

What were the Sons of Liberty?

400

He blocked the colonies from trading with other countries

King George III

400

These were the first of the battles of the American Revolutionary War.

What are Lexington and Concord?

400
These men usually had more supplies.
Who were regular army soldiers?
400
This group of people surrendered at Yorktown.

Who are the British?

400

A person who supported the cause of freedom and no longer wanted to stay loyal to the King was called this.

What is a Patriot?

500

This group is made up of 55 delegates and discussed decisions for possible war against Britain.

Who was the 1st Continental Congress.

500
These served as the Patriot's naval answer to the British blockade of their ports.
What were Privateers?
500

This was the cause of the Revolutionary War.

What is unjust taxes and/or banning of trading with other countries.

500

This was the result of the Revolutionary War.

What is an American win?

500

These 5 delegates from Massachusetts served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Who was John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston?

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