King George's Dictionary
Armies
Battles and Such
Potpourri
Tactics
100
a formal agreement between two countries
What is a treaty?
100
this army had the weakness of low supplies
Who is the Continental Army?
100
at the battle the Continental Army surrounded the British forcing them to surrender
What is Yorktown?
100
this person used his own money to buy uniforms for the continental army
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
100
this person's tactic was to fight, get beat, rise again, fight
Who is Nathaniel Greene?
200
professional soldiers who fight for anyone who will pay them
What are mercenaries?
200
this army had the weakness of unfamiliar territory
Who is the British Army?
200
after this battle European countries came to the aid of America
What is Saratoga?
200
"summer soldiers and sunshine patriots" were names for these people
What are quitters?
200
who did the British think would help if they moved the war to the South?
What are Loyalists?
300
soldiers who operate on their own and are not part of a regular army
Who are guerillas?
300
this army had the strength of a good commander
Who is the Continental Army?
300
these people helped prevent British victory in the South
Who are guerillas?
300
because of this, other parts of the world began to revolt
What is the American Revolution?
300
this country became an ally of America during the war
What is France?
400
a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, like winning a war
What is an ally?
400
this army had the strength in numbers
What is the British Army?
400
this was the official document that ended the war and British claims in America
What is the Treaty of Paris?
400
this person trained the troops at Valley Forge
Who is Von Steuben?
400
these people upset Washington by helping the British instead of the Continental Army
Who are farmers and merchants?
500
an overall plan (for example, winning a war)
What is strategy?
500
African Americans joined this army hoping independence would lead to the end of slavery
What is the Continental Army?
500
this is the reason many British did not support the war
What is cost?
500
this person wrote a passionate pamphlet in which he stated "these are the times that try men's souls"
Who is Patrick Henry?
500
what is the name of the father in "The Patriot"
What is Benjamin Martin?
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