Revolutionary War

Define the term: Loyalist.

• A colonist who stayed loyal (supported) to the King, also known as Tories.

• A colonist who fought for independence from the King.

• A Native American who traded with the colonists.

• A British soldier stationed in the colonies.

Define the term: Patriot.

• A colonist who fought for freedom from England.

• A British soldier during the American Revolution.

• A person loyal to the King of England.

• A merchant trading with England.

Name some famous Revolutionary Patriot leaders.

• George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Sam Adams, Thomas Jefferson.

• King George III, Lord North, Benedict Arnold, Charles Cornwallis, William Howe.

• Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis XVI, Robespierre, Lafayette, Danton.

• Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Andrew Johnson.

Define the term: Neutralist.

• A colonist who did not take sides.

• A colonist who supported independence.

• A colonist who supported the British.

• A colonist who was a spy.

Define the term: Declaration of Independence.

• Document declaring our freedom from England.

• A treaty between France and England.

• A law passed by the British Parliament.

• A speech given by George Washington.

Define the term: Tea Tax.

• England made colonists pay a tax on tea and they could only buy English tea.

• Colonists were given free tea by England as a reward.

• Tea was banned completely in the colonies by England.

• Colonists could only drink tea grown in the colonies.

Define the term: Stamp Act.

• A tax on all paper items.

• A law banning newspapers.

• A rule about postage stamps.

• A tax on imported tea.

Define the term: Quartering Act.

• Colonists had to allow British soldiers to live in their homes and feed them.

• Colonists had to pay extra taxes on tea and sugar.

• Colonists were required to serve in the British army.

• Colonists had to send goods only to Britain.

Colonists were angered by the Tea Tax and Stamp Act because ________.

• they did not have a vote in Parliament (England's Congress)

• they wanted to pay more taxes to England

• they supported all British laws without question

• they were given more representation in Parliament

During the Revolutionary War period, Benjamin Franklin drew this cartoon to let the colonists know that ________.

• they needed to work together against England

• they should return to England for safety

• they should support the British monarchy

• they needed to pay higher taxes to England