Revolutionary War Review

Vocabulary

100

A colonist who supported the British during the Revolutionary War

Loyalist

200

To prevent goods from entering or leaving an area

Blockade

300

A ship hired by a government involved in a war to help fight

Privateer

400

To intentionally give someone a weak form of a disease to develop immunity

Inoculate

500

To get rid of something completely from an area

Eradicate

KeyBattles

100

The British learned that the Patriots would be harder to defeat after fighting this battle

Bunker Hill

200

France officially became allies of the Patriots and turned the tide of the war after this battle

Saratoga

300

This would be the final major battle of the Revolutionary War

Yorktown

400

Washington's army famously crossed the Delaware River before ambushing Hessians at this battle

Trenton

500

The Patriots gained control over the rivers in the west after George Rogers Clark won at this battle

Vincennes

EarlyAdvantages

100

This side had more battle experience

Great Britain

200

This side had help from Italy

Neither

300

The use of a full navy was an advantage for this side

Great Britain

400

The soldiers on this side had a greater reason to fight

Colonists

500

Better leadership in battle was an advantage for this side

Colonists

Declaration ofIndependence

100

The Declaration of Independence became official on this date

July 4, 1776

200

This young man from Virginia was the primary author of the Declaration

Thomas Jefferson

300

According the Declaration, governments are created to protect our rights to life, liberty, and this

Pursuit of happiness

400

This famous Founding Father's signature cannot be found on the bottom of the Declaration of Independence

George Washington

500

The Continental Congress decided to declare independence after King George III rejected this

Olive Branch Petition

PreviousVocabulary

100

Colonial militiamen who boasted that they could be ready to fight at a moment's notice

Minutemen

200

To refuse to purchase a good or service in order to bring about change

Boycott

300

A rag doll meant to represent a disliked person

Effigy

400

A journey taken for religious purposes

Pilgrimage

500

A skilled person at making things from scratch

Artisan