SS Ch 5 Vocabulary

a unit of the Continental Army that allowed the recruitment of African Americans

• Black Coats

• Red Coats

• Militia

• Black Regiment

a group or ordinary citizens who organize themselves for military service

• Black Coats

• Red Coats

• Militia

• Black Regiment

someone who loves and supports their country

• Patriots

• Red Coats

• Militia

• Torries

colonial militia who would be ready to fight on a minute’s notice

• Red Coats

• Minutemen

• Loyalist

• Torries

British soldiers, especially during the American Revolutionary War

• Red Coats

• Minutemen

• Loyalist

• Torries

a colonist who was loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War

• Red Coats

• Minutemen

• Fur Traders

• Torries

a colonist who supported Great Britain’s right to rule

• Red Coats

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Black Regiment

to attack continuously with bombs or missiles

• Topography

• Turning Point

• Bombard

• Militia

the physical elevation and features of an area of land

• Topography

• Turning Point

• Bombard

• Militia

a major shift in the direction of events that changes the course of history

• Topography

• Turning Point

• Bombard

• Militia