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8th - American Revolution - War Terms 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

a)

loyalist

b)

Minutemen

c)

rebel

d)

turncoat

2.

Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty secondse

a)

Minutemen

b)

rebel

c)

patriot

d)

calvary

3.

American colonist who favored American independence

a)

patriot

b)

rebel

c)

loyalist

d)

calvary

4.

a volunteer army

a)

miliita

b)

blockade

c)

Calvary

d)

rebel

5.

a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.

a)

rebel

b)

loyalist

c)

militia

d)

turncoat

6.

a unit of soldiers who rides horses

a)

Calvary

b)

Minutemen

c)

boycott

d)

Redcoat

7.

A nickname for the British soldiers

a)

Redcoats

b)

blockade

c)

militia

d)

loyalists

8.

A refusal to buy or use goods and services

a)

boycott

b)

turncoat

c)

blockade

d)

rebel

9.

a person who switches to an opposing side

a)

turncoat

b)

redcoat

c)

Calvary

d)

loyalist

10.

an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

a)

blockade

b)

boycott

c)

rebel

d)

Patriot