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Americans
Fight for Ind.
Winning Ind.
Effects of War
Vocabulary
100
These Americans stayed loyal to the King.
Who were loyalists?
100
These soldiers had no uniforms, guns, and lacked military training.
Who was the Continental Army?
100
This teacher's famous quote was "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who was Nathan Hale?
100
In 1775, Quakers in Philadelphia started the country's first antislavery group known as this.
What is abolitionists?
100
Colonists who supported independence.
Who were Patriots?
200
This rise in the price of goods was do to the war.
What is inflation?
200
Hired soldiers who fought for the British.
Who were mercenaries?
200
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley earned his nickname for carrying water to American troops.
What is Molly Pitcher?
200
Because the Americans didn't have money after the war they paid American soldiers using this instead.
What is land?
200
They did not choose sides during the American Revolution.
Who were neutral?
300
This 16 year old rode over 40 miles to tell Americans about the attack.
Who was Sybil Ludington?
300
At this early battle in New York the American suffered great losses.
What is the Battle of Long Island?
300
The British wanted to move the war here because many Loyalist lived here.
What is the South?
300
Land that belongs to a nation but is not a state and is not represented in the national government.
What is a territory?
300
When Shopkeepers charged extra high prices for their goods.
What is profiteering?
400
This Free African American was one of 5 who fought for the British at the Battle of Concord.
Who was Peter Salem?
400
Americans surprised the Hessians On this holiday to gain a much needed victory.
What was Christmas?
400
This victory in South Carolina proved the Americans could defeat the British soldiers in the South.
What was The Battle of Cowpens?
400
When a territory reached 60,000 people it could become this.
What is a state?
400
This is an event that causes an important change.
What is a turning point?
500
300 African American who fought for British governor wore patches that said this.
What is Liberty of Slaves?
500
This Frenchman spent his own money to buy clothes for the Americans he led.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
500
He is most famous for becoming a traitor and fighting for the British.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
500
When the British left forts in the west it became more difficult for native Americans from stopping this.
What is setters moving into their land?
500
A set of laws>
What is an ordinance?