Revolutionary War vocabulary

Who were the colonists that sided with the British during the Revolutionary War?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Neutrals

• Continentals

What is another name for British regular soldiers?

• Hessians

• Tories

• Redcoats

• Minutemen

Who were the colonists that fought for independence against England?

• Tories

• Loyalists

• Traitors

• Patriots

Incident in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing 5 people

• Revolutionary War

• Battle of Saratoga

• Boston Massacre

• Continental Army

Guerilla Warfare

• A professional soldier hired by a foreign army

• An attack made in response to an enemy attack

• A blade attached to the end of a musket

• A hit-and-run style of fighting that utilizes cover and surprise attacks

Boycott

• A refusal to buy/use goods or services

• The first Constitution of the United States

• A tax on imported goods

• An attack made in response to an enemy's attack

What does the term 'Loyalist' refer to?

• A refusal to buy or use goods or services.

• A person who supported the British during the American Revolution, also called 'Tory'.

• The legislative branch of the US government.

• The signed document announcing independence from England.

What does the term 'Patriot' refer to?

• An American colonist who favored American independence. Also known as a rebel or Continental.

• A tax on imported goods, also known as a duty.

• A person who supported the British during the American Revolution, also called a 'Tory'.

• Another term for treason.

What was 'the shot heard 'round the world'?

• A canon fired at the city of Boston

• John Hancock shooting a British soldier

• The guns that were fired during the Boston Massacre

• The first gunshots between colonists and the British soldiers

Lexington and Concord were the first instances of what event in the Revolutionary War?

• The first time that the government ordered an attack.

• They were the first battles of the war.

• The places where the most people were killed during the Boston Massacre.

• The first place people were killed during the revolution.