A group of soldiers who usually don't have uniforms and form in an emergency
What is Militia?
100
When something comes from something else. The Declaration of Independence ____________ed from John Locke's ideas.
What is derive?
100
A soldier who is PAID (given money) to fight
What is a mercenary?
100
A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.
What is a peninsula?
100
Florida is a ________________.
What is peninsula?
200
This is when you use threats or force to get people to do something.
What is coercive
200
This word means cannot be taken away. ___________ rights
What is unalienable.
200
How people feel at a certain point in time, i.e. motivated, defeated, enthusiastic, inspired
What is morale?
200
another word for a friend or someone who helps you
What is an ally?
200
The soldiers _______________ was high after beating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
What is morale?
300
These are people who were loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution.
What are Loyalists?
300
The way a tyrant rules his/her kingdom. The Patriots refused to live in a country ruled by _____________.
What is despotism?
300
A French word that means when you meet up with someone
What is rendezvous?
300
They type of warfare when people fight out of formation, hiding behind barriers, and running around alot
What is guerilla warfare?
300
The French were America's ____________ during the American Revolution, and without them the Americans probably couldn't have defeated the British.
What is ally?
400
This is a ruler who uses force and coercion to rule his country. He is often born into his position.
What is a tyrant.
400
When something is really obvious.
What is self-evident?
400
large weapons like canons
What is artillery?
400
A government where people elect officials who make important decisions like choose a president
What is a Republic?
400
Often neighbors fought each during the American Revolution, ______________ against Patriot.
What is Loyalist?
500
People believed King George was a _____________ who forced unfair taxes onto the colonists.
What is tyrant?
500
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain _________________ rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
What is unalienable?
500
Both the British and the Americans used _______________, or paid soldiers, known as the Hessians, to fight in the American Revolution.
What are mercenaries?
500
The United States of America is a ______________ and not actually a Democracy.
What is Republic?
500
________________ was a tactic Americans used to defeat the well-organized and plentiful troops of British soldiers