Chapter 5: The American Revolution

To attack vigorously; to battles or assail

• bombard

• Loyalists/Tories

• Black Regiments

• minutemen

Loyalists were also called

• Black Regiments

• redcoats

• Tories

• patriots

• minutemen

Colonists loyal to the British Authority were called .... (Choose 2)

• Black Regiments

• Tories

• Loyalists

• patriots

• redcoats

Units of the Continental Army that allowed African Americans were called

• Loyalists

• Tories

• minutemen

• Black Regiments

• patriots

Members of Colonial militias who were expected to be ready at a minutes' notice were called...

• Loyalists

• Tories

• Black Regiments

• minutemen

• patriots

Colonists who supported the American Revolution were called...

• Loyalists

• Tories

• Black Regiments

• minutemen

• patriots

British soldiers were called

• Tories

• redcoats

• loyalists

• black regiments

Detailed mapping of land; terrain

• bombard

• topography

• militia

• turning point

A group of ordinary citizens who have organized themselves for military service

• Loyalists

• redocats

• minutemen

• militia

• patriots

A point at which a decisive change takes place; change of outcome

• bombard

• topography

• militia

• turning point