Unit 5 Vocab (8th Grade)

local militia who got their name because they were ready to fight in a minute's notice

• Patriots

• Redcoats

• minutemen

colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Redcoats

response

• reaction

• strategy

colonists who chose to side with the British

• Redcoats

• Patriots

• Loyalists

nickname for British soldiers because of the color of their jackets

• Redcoats

• Patriots

• minutemen

a plan for fighting a battle or war

• strategy

• reaction

British general John Burgoyne decided to cut off New England from other colonies. This ____ required perfect timing.

• reaction

• strategy

Some of the British troops set fire to a few buildings as they went through the towns. In ____ the minutemen charged forward, attacking them.

• strategy

• reaction

As the British soldiers advanced through towns, they wore the British military uniform with its bright red jacket. Because of that, colonists called them ____.

• Redcoats

• minutemen

Paul Revere rode through the towns warning the colonists that the Redcoats were coming and calling the _____ to fight quickly.

• Redcoats

• minutemen