The American Revolution

What is a loyalist?

• colonists that were loyal to the king

• colonists that wanted to fight the British

What is a patriot?

• colonists that were loyal to the king

• colonists that wanted to fight the British

What is a peninsula?

• an island

• a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

What does it mean to retreat?

• to get together

• to pull away from

What is a declaration?

• a formal announcement

• a play

What are volunteers?

• unpaid workers who want to participate

• paid professional soldiers

What are mercenaries?

• unpaid workers who want to participate

• paid professional soldiers

What did the British plan to do in Lexington?

• arrest Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and destroy weapons

• arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock and destroy weapons

Who fired the first show in Lexington?

• nobody knows

• the British and the colonists

What 2 major decisions were made by the patriots at the First Continental Congress?

• First, they would send the king a letter.

  Then, if he didn't respond they would meet again

• First, they would meet again

  Then, they would send the king a letter