American Revolutionary War Vocabulary

This means freedom...

• loyalist

• liberty

• declaration

• tyranny

Freedom from another's control...

• independence

• minutemen

• tyranny

• Olive Branch Petition

Cruel and unreasonable rule...

• Continental Congress

• Declaration of Independence

• tyranny

• delegates

A statement that declares, or announces, an idea...

• Olive Branch Petition

• Continental Congress

• declaration

• independence

Document that announced the colonists' separation from Great Britain...

• Continental Congress

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

• independence

Militia men trained to act quickly on a minutes notice...

• patriots

• loyalist

• delegates

• minutemen

Meetings of delegates from the colonies...

• Continental Congress

• delegates

• liberty

• Olive Branch Petition

Someone chosen to speak and act for others...

• patriots

• delegates

• loyalists

• Continental Congress

A formal request from the Continental Congress to Great Britain for peace...

• Continental Congress

• Olive Branch Petition

• declaration

• Declaration of Independence

Colonists who were loyal to the King...

• liberty

• delegate

• patriot

• loyalist