Vocabulary
Soldier for hire to fight in conflicts for other countries
1. mercenary (I)
Loyal to the king; fought for British
8. Loyalist (B)
British general forced to surrender at Saratoga
13. General Burgoyne (British / B)
The last major battle of the Revolution. General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
19. Yorktown (C)
Many American soldiers struggled during the war.
Inadequate food and supplies especially in the winter.
Many chose to desert.
25. Describe the conditions for many soldiers during the war.
Leave without permission
3. desert (E)
Privately owned trade ships equipped with weapons to fight
5. privateer (H)
British general forced to surrender at Yorktown
14. General Cornwallis (British / F)
Washington’s surprise attack on the Hessians on Christmas. Inspired troops and increased enlistments
17. Trenton (A)
Fought with the Americans
Promised their freedom if they fought with the British
Began to question slavery
26. How were African Americans affected by the war?
American; fighting for freedom
7. Patriot (G)
Not taking sides
6. neutral (C)
Commander of the Virginia militia who helped win control of the “west” (Illinois)and the Mississippi River
12. George Rogers Clark (American / C)
Native Americans favored the British because they were not as interested in exploring and taking the Native American’s lands as the Americans.
27. Why did many Native Americans support the British in the Revolution?
took on the jobs that men
Began running their businesses
Began to question their equality
26. How were women, affected by the war?
Hit and run/surprise attacks used by the Patriots
2. Guerilla warfare (F)
Patriot general who was paid by the British for information (traitor)
11. Benedict Arnold (American & British / A
First battle of the American Revolution
16. Lexington/Concord (B)
Gain control of the Hudson River to divide the New England colonies from the rest of the country
They shifted the strategy to the South where they believed they had more Loyalist support
22 & 23. What was the British strategy of the war (what geographic feature did it include) in the beginning of the war? How did their strategy change later in the war? Why?
mistreated by the Patriots
many fled to other countries
Spied on the Patriots
Fought with the British
26. How were Loyalists affected by the war?
To block an entrance; British used this to prevent supply ships from getting to America.
4. blockade (A)
Commander of the Continental Army; won a surprise attack at Trenton
10. Washington (American / D)
“Turning point” of the war; France agrees to join the war after America defeated Burgoyne.
18. Saratoga (D)
Allies: France, Spain, Germany, Poland, Mexico, Cuba
Gave money, supplies, troops, ships, and helped train soldiers
24. Who were the allies of the Americans and how did they help?
United States received all land to the Mississippi River and all land from Canada to Spanish Florida
Spain took control of Florida
Britain had to withdraw all soldiers from the United States
United States has to return property taken from the Loyalists
28. Treaty of Paris