The American Revolution Vocab

the overthrow of one government and its replacement with another

• enlist

• strategy

• revolution

• volunteer

a person who performs a service for free

• enlist

• volunteer

• mercenary

• treaty

to agree to serve in an army or a navy

• revolution

• volunteer

• mercenary

• enlist

a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army

• mercenary

• tactic

• enlist

• treaty

an overall plan for winning a war, such as how and where to use an army or navy

• turning point

• strategy

• tactic

• revolution

a planned action, such as a way of moving or using troops, aimed at reaching a certain goal

• strategy

• turning point

• tactic

• treaty

an event that leads to a dramatic change

• tactic

• turning point

• strategy

• enlist

a formal agreement between two or more nations

• strategy

• volunteer

• tactic

• treaty