important people
vocabulary
women in the war
misc.
100

she argued for freedom and letter she wrote to her husband John

Who is Abigail Adams

100

Charging extra high prices for crops and goods

What is profiteering

100

Traveled to be with her husband in Army camps

Who is Martha Washington

100

Hoped to stop settlers from moving West. Known as Joseph Brant.

Who is Tthayendanegea 

200

She wrote poems and stories about people fighting for freedom.

who is Mercy Otis Warren

200

Colonists who support independence

What is a patriot

200

Rode more than 40 miles to tell Americans about a British attack.

Who is Sybil Ludington

200

The reason enslaved African Americans fought in the war.

What is freedom

300

She pretended to be a man

Who is Deborah Sampson

300

About 1/3 of the colonist stayed or did not choose sides

What is neutral

300

Was wounded after taking her husbands place in battle.

Who is Margaret Corbin

300

A person who has served in the military

What is a veteran.

400

First woman veteran to be recognized by congress

Who is Margaret Corbin

400

A rise in the price of all goods.

What is Inflation

400

Pretended to be a man so she could fight during the war.

Who is Deborah Sampson

400

Enslaved person from Virgina and was a spy for George Washington. The information that he collected helped the Americans win in an important battle at Yorktown, Virginia.

Who is James Armistead
500

George Washington's wife

Who is Martha Washington

500

Those who remained loyal to the king

What is loyalist

500

First woman to write history of an American Revolution.

Who is Mercy Otis Warren

500

He was among 5 African Americans who fought the British at the embattle of Concord and he also fought at bunker hill.

Who is Peter Salem

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