American Revolution Vocabulary Quiz

Patriot

• An American colonist who opposed the British

• An American colonist who supported the British

• Tom Brady

• A migrant worker

Minutemen

• An induntured servent

• A member of the American colonial militia, ready to fight at a minute's notice

• A yeoman

• A diplomat

Treason

• support of the local government

• a revolt against ones own government

• a celebration

• an agreement

Revolution

• A peace treaty

• A petition

• Indoor recess

• the overthrow of the government

"Common Sense"

• A pamphlet written by Ben Franklin in favor of independance

• A book written by George Washington

• A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in favor in independance

• A book written by Thomas Jefferson

Declaration of Independence

• A document declaring the colonies freedom from British rule

• A document declaring the colonies' support of the king

• A declaration of war

• The Treaty of Paris

Valley Forge

• A vaction spot

• The spot where Washington and his men spent the winter

• The location of the first battle

• The location of Washington's first home

Continental Army

• Another name for The Redcoats

• Another name for the British Army

• Army formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the war

• Army formed by King George

Continental Congress

• The first governing body of Great Britain

• The British Army

• The Colonial Army

• The first governing body of the United States

boycott

• when a group refuses to buy certain products as a way of protesting

• when a group buys products in support of another

• to agree with someone

• when a boy sleeps on a cot