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WorksheetsRevolution Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
A 1775 declaration by Virginia's royal governor, Lord Dunmore, that offered freedom to enslaved people who joined the British army in their fight against the American colonists (a)
The commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first President of the United States.
George Washington
Nathanial Hale
Benedict Arnold
General Cornwallis
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that argued for American independence (a)
The document adopted on July 4, 1776, that declared the thirteen American colonies as independent states, free from British rule, outlined government by consent.
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
Declaration of Freedoms
Dunmore's Declaration
The (a) is an intellectual movement in the 18th century that emphasized reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority. Influenced American Revolution.
The idea that people are born with certain inherent rights, like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which governments are created to protect.
Natural Rights
Natural Liberties
Enlightenment
Freedom Proclamation
Delegates from the 13 colonies that governed during the American Revolution, coordinating the colonial resistance against the British. (a)
A colonist who wanted independence from Britain and supported the revolutionary cause.
Patriot
Loyalist
Fence-Sitter
Yankee
A colonist who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, often opposing the revolutionaries. (a)
Made up of ordinary men, the (a) was the main colonial defense. Men served part time.
An American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (a)
Soldiers from Germany hired by the British to fight in the American Revolution
Continental Army
Yankees
Hessians
Confederates
1777: marked a turning point in the American Revolution because the French decided to support the American cause. (a)
The agreement signed in 1783 that officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States.
A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and smaller units, such as states. Key concept in the United States government.
