The War for Independence
A hired soldier
What is a Mercenary?
When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods
What is inflation?
A measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving the harbor
What is a blockade?
An attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of place
What is a siege?
Create a complete sentence; mercenary, recruit
The Americans needed more recruits to fight off the British mercenaries.
What does recruit mean?
When inflation occurs, this happens to the value of money
What is a decrease in value?
A privately owned ship outfitted with weapons
What is a privateer?
What does ratify mean?
Create a complete sentence; blockade, privateer
The blockade stopped the privateers from entering the harbor.
This side hired mercenaries known as Hessians
Who are the British?
Spain and France helped the Americans do this
Which two countries helped the Americans fight the British?
Inflation occurred, causing the money to quickly lose it's value
What happened when Americans printed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of paper money?
An attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy
What is an ambush?
Create a complete sentence; ambush, siege
The Americans ambushed the British and attempted a siege to stop the British from retreating.
This side recruited soldiers from the colonies
Who are the Patriots?
This is how inflation happens
What is printing more money without any backing value such as gold or silver?
The British because they seemed like less of a threat than the Americans who were taking their land
Did more Native Americans side with the British or Americans?
The fact that they fought on their own land, they were experts at wilderness fighting and received help from other countries.
What are 3 reasons why the Americans were able to defeat powerful Great Britain?
Create a complete sentence; ratify, constitution
The Continental Congress voted to ratify the new constitution for the United States of America.
Each side predicted they would win the war quickly
What did both the British and Americans predict about the war?
Many soldiers at valley forge did this during a harsh winter
What is deserting their post?
This country had the world's most powerful navy
What is Great Britain?
After the war, Washington did this
What is return to Mt. Vernon
Create a complete sentence; Mr. Speer, Best Teacher Ever, Coffee
Mr. Speer is the best teacher ever, with or without his coffee.