American Revolution Vocabulary Quiz

The revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain

• Royal Revolution

• American Revolution

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.

• French and Indian War

• War of Religions

• Native American War

• Civil War

1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.

• Letter of Resignation

• Declaration of Resistance

• Letter of Notice

• Declaration of Independence

Introduction to the Constitution

• The Grievances

• The Main Idea

• The Preamble

• The Opening

Grievances

• A real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.

• A sad time for the loved ones of the deceased

• A list of happy feelings

• A way to tell others your problems

George Walton

• One of the Georgia Representatives that signed the Declaration of Independence

• He has a county in Georgia named after him.

• He along with two others are known for signing the Declaration of Independence

• All of the above

Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton

• A trio that sang during the American Revolution

• Three teachers that use to work during the American Revolution

• The signers from Georgia of the Declaration of Independence

• All three men are responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

• Libras

• Senators

• Patriots

• Loyalists

American colonists and allies who were determined to fight against the British until American independence was won

• Priests

• Patrons

• Patriots

• Party crew

•Battle during the Revolutionary War that occurred in Georgia

•Gained badly needed supplies

•rallied support for the war

•Led by Elijah Clarke

• Battle of Kettle Creek

• Battle of the Loyalists

• Battle of the Stars

• Battle of Saratoga