Revolutionary War Vocabulary Quiz

What is a patriot?

• Colonists who supported independence.

• Those who remained loyal to the king.

• A soldier in a red coat.

• Colonists who stayed neutral.

What is a loyalist?

• An individual who did not choose a side.

• Colonists who supported independence.

• Those who remained loyal to the king.

• A person who served in the military.

What is inflation?

• A decrease in the price of all goods.

• Charging extra-high prices for crops or goods.

• Charging low prices for crops or goods.

• An increase in the price of all goods.

What is a veteran?

• A person who served in the military.

• A person who is on active duty.

• A person who is not in the military.

• An inexperienced person.

What does profiteering mean?

• A rise in price of all goods.

• Charging extra-high prices for crops or goods.

• A decrease in price of all goods.

• Charging low prices for crops or goods.

What does abolish mean?

• To put an end to.

• To agree with slavery.

• To begin something new.

• To build, create, or assemble something.

What is an abolitionist?

• A person who does not favor the abolition of a practice or institution.

• A person that is for slavery.

• A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution.

• A person who has served in the military.

What does it mean to enlist?

• To make a list.

• Enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.

• To not enroll in the armed services.

• To hire a soldier.

What does it mean to campaign?

• Is a series of military actions carried out for a certain goal.

• Signing up to fight.

• An event that causes an important change.

• Hiring soldiers.

What does turning point mean?

• An event that does not cause any changes.

• Someone who is not in the military.

• A series of military actions carried out for a certain goal.

• An event that causes an important change.