Vocabulary
A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position
What is an advantage?
A spy under control of an intelligence officer
What is an agent?
Spymaster and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
Sons of Liberty dump tea into the Boston Harbor as a form of protest
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The body of water that George Washington crossed to ambush the British in the winter
What is the Delaware River?
Communication by exchanging letters with someone
What is correspondence?
What is a cover?
Majorly responsible for enlisting French aid in the Revolutionary War
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A tax placed on all paper goods; angers the colonists
What is the Stamp Act?
This battle marked the start of the Revolutionary War; "the shot heard 'round the world"
What is Lexington and Concord?
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code
What is a cipher?
A spy who works for more than one intelligence service
What is a double agent?
Who is Benedict Arnold?
A scuffle breaks out, and five people are shot and killed by British soldiers; propaganda about the event is circulated throughout the colonies
What is the Boston Massacre?
This battle was the turning point in the war, as it convincing the French to publicly aid the Pariots
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Misinformation, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view; "fake news"
What is propaganda?
An agent who operates inside the enemy's government, military organization, or intelligence service
Stated, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
Who is Nathan Hale?
One April night, a man rides throughout town to warn colonists that the British are coming
What is Paul Revere's Ride?
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information
A place there the agent and his intelligence officer can leave and pick up messages or packages without making personal contact with each other
What is a dead drop?
Head of the Culper Spy Ring; in charge of civilian intelligence operations
Who is Benjamin Tallmadge?
This war is fought over a piece of territory called the Ohio River Valley
What is the French and Indian War?
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War and established the United States of America
What is The Treaty of Paris 1783?