Revolutionary War Review

a government ruled by a king or queen

• democracy

• republic

• oligarchy

• monarchy

parliament

• to try to get

• England’s legislative body

• freedom

• Fought for independence for the colonies

patriots

• having to do with government

• Fought for independence for the colonies

• freedom

• important; a big deal

a sudden change in government

• revolution

• resent

• directly

The supreme legislative (law-making) body of Great Britain.

• boycott

• massacre

• Parliament

A military force made of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in emergencies.

• militia

• minutemen

• delegate

American colonists who wanted to stay loyal to the king

• treaty

• loyalist

• patriot

• Samuel Adams

British soldiers were forced to retreat in Concord

• withdraw, pull back, head for the hills

• surrender

• fire their weapons

Declaration of Independence

• An agreement made by England and France

• a treaty

• document requesting freedom from the British

Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill