Chapter 6 Vocabulary

this man was a colonial soldier and spy that was captured and showed his patriotism by his quote, “I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

• Benedict Arnold
• Nathan Hale
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

a soldier that fights using hit and run tactics, instead of fighting in plain sight

• Sniper team
• Guerrilla fighter
• Cavalry unit
• Infantry soldier

this man initiated the idea of Declaration of Independence with his resolution saying the colonists should be free

• Richard Henry Lee
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

this was the formal list of grievances that the colonies had for their king, it claimed the colonies were free from British rule

• Treaty of Paris
• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence

this term refers to an introduction of a formal document

• summary
• introduction
• preamble

• appendix

this term refers to the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, that proved the colonists could fight

• Battle of Lexington
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Bunker Hill

this term refers to a formal complaint

• grievance
• request
• complaint
• appeal

this was the British officer that lost the final battle of the Revolutionary War and surrendered to the colonists

• General Washington
• General Howe
• General Burgoyne
• General Cornwallis

this term refers to the final major battle of the Revolutionary War

• Siege of Yorktown
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Lexington

this term refers to the “turning point” of the Revolutionary War, where the French became an ally of the colonies

• Battle of Lexington
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Yorktown