Vocabulary
Leaders
Military Thingies
Battles
Wild Card
100
Troops for hire
Mercenary
100
The leader of the Patriot (American) Army
George Washington
100
British soldiers opened fire on unarmed citizens on March 5, 1770
Boston/Bloody Massacre
100
The first shots of the war were fired at this battle
Lexington and Concord
100
This man from Spain sent supplies and troops to the colonists.
Bernardo de Galvez
200
Stories and images used to support a particular point of view
Propaganda
200
The King of England during the American Revolution
King George III
200
This event occurred when men dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw tea into a harbor
Boston Tea Party
200
Colonists defeated General Burgoyne on October 17, 1777 at this battle
Battle of Saratoga
200
These guys needed to be ready to fight the moment they are told to
Minutemen
300
When an army surrounds and blockades an enemy position.
Siege
300
The French guy who gave money and leadership to the Patriots
Marquis de Lafayette
300
This group attacked tax collectors and caused general mayhem in response to British taxation
Sons of Liberty
300
Washington and his troops snuck up on and surrounded the British on December 25, 1776
Battle of Trenton
300
This is Mrs. Bahr's favorite color
Blue
400
To abolish
Repeal
400
The Prussian general who trained the American troops at Valley Forge
Friedrich von Steuben
400
The nickname given to British soldiers because of the color of their uniforms.
Redcoat
400
This Battle ended the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
400
This guy's midnight ride when down in history in a boring poem
Paul Revere
500
Hit and run tactics
Guerrilla Warfare
500
The British General who surrendered at Yorktown
General Cornwallis
500
This treaty ended the American Revolution (You need the year too!)
Treaty of Paris 1783
500
During the winter of 1777, Patriot soldiers fought a battle against this deadly disease
Smallpox
500
Name 3 advantage the British had over the Patriots
Mrs. Bahr gets to decide what are correct >:-)
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