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Chapter 5 and 6 Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Traitor

a)

Person who betrays his or her country

b)

Person who leaves the country

c)

Person who loves the country

d)

Person who trades with the country

2.

Define Blockade

a)

Shutting down a store to keep supplies out.

b)

Shutting of a boat to go back to another country.

c)

Shutting of a port to keep supplies/people form going in or out.

3.

Define Ratify

a)

to agree

b)

to approve

c)

to answer

4.

The German _ was hired to fight.

a)

Mercenary

b)

Mercantilsim

c)

Minutemen

5.

Swamp Fox used _ to sneak attack the British.

a)

Guerrilla Volunteers

b)

Guerrilla Minutemen

c)

Guerrilla Warfare

6.

An synonym for Introduction is...

a)

Prefix

b)

Pregame

c)

Preview

d)

Preamble

7.

Nations that work together to achieve a common goal.

a)

Bestfriends

b)

Allies

c)

Enemies

8.

Person who wants to fight the British.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Minutemen

c)

Traitor

d)

Patriot

9.

A person who remains loyal to the British king.

a)

Patriot

b)

Colonial soldier

c)

Loyalist

10.

Cavalry

a)

fighting on horseback

b)

fighting on boats

c)

fighting on land

d)

fighting on hills

11.

Military blockade of a town to force a surrender.

a)

Blockade

b)

Port shut off

c)

Mercenary

d)

Siege

12.
Gathering of colonial delegates that sought to find a way to solve their problems with Britain.
a)
1st Continental Congress
b)
American Congress
c)
Constitutional Convention
d)
Articles of Confederation
13.
Local militia in Massachusetts ready to fight in a minutes notice were known as
a)
Hourmen
b)
Green Mountain Boys
c)
Minutemen
d)
Secondsmen
14.
group of people trained to be soldiers
a)
ragtag
b)
green
c)
bayonet
d)
militia
15.

After the colonists complained bitterly, Parliament decided to _______________ the Stamp Act to avoid further problems

a)

boycott

b)

repeal

c)

massacre

d)

petition

16.
refusing to buy, sell or use certain groups
a)
rebellion
b)
boycott
c)
tax
d)
rebellion
17.
"Can you sign this? I need 100 signatures for my _____________ to change the cell phone rule!" 
a)
censor
b)
violation
c)
petition
d)
express