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Militia/Regular Army
End of the War
Vocabulary
100
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress?
100

These troops were the regular army for Britain.

Who were the Redcoats?

100
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
100
These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.
What were minutemen?
200
These soldiers volunteered to fight for their colony.
Who were militia?
200
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
200

These troops got paid to fight.

Who were mercenaries?

200

This country sent their navy to help the Americans.

What is France?

200
This battle outside of Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gun powder.
What is Bunker Hill?
300
This author penned "Common Sense".
Who was Thomas Paine?
300
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania.
What is Valley Forge?
300

Germans who fought for the British

Who were the Hessians?

300
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
400
This group is remembered for defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga.
Who are the Green Mountain Boys?
400
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
400

These weapons often misfired.

What are muskets?

400

The United States received permission to fish in the waters off the coast of this area after the war was over.

What is Canada?

400
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
What is a Patriot?
500

This former patriot became a traitor

Who was Benedict Arnold?

500

The disease that killed a lot of men at Valley Forge

What was small pox?

500

Frenchman who came to help train the Continental Army

Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?

500

This action was "hit and run" type fighting during the war

What is guerilla warfare?

500

These people did NOT support independence from England during the war.

Who were loyalists?