Chains 1-5 Vocab & Historical Background

Front

American colonists fighting for the revolution were called...

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patriots

Front

Highly infectious disease with small pocks on skin.

Back

smallpocks

Front

Walkway onto/off a ship

Back

Gangplank

Front

Revolutionary War start year

Back

1775

Front

Colonists fighting FOR Britain were called...

Back

Loyalists

Front

The Revolutionary War ended in:

Back

1783

Answer explanation

The War ended officially with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The fighting ended before in 1781.

Front

Legal document stating who receives possessions after death

Back

Will

Front

A supreme ruler with political authority.

Back

sovereign

Front

Willing to follow rules or orders.

Back

obedience

Front

Rude or impolite: lack of respect for others

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Insolence