Amer. Rev. test 2 Flashcards
Continental Congress
An assembly of representatives from the American Colonies sent to meetings to talk about weapons, Britain, raising money, and how to get an army together.
Continental
A soldier of the American Army during the Revolution.
Flintlock Musket
A muzzle loading musket or long firearm that uses a flint in the hammer to strike a spark or ignite the black powder.
Militia
Citizens called up to defend their towns and villages.
Minutemen
Colonial Militia who pledged to fight the British “at a minute’s notice”
Mob
An undisciplined group of protesters who often take the law in their own hands.
Parliament
The official governing body of Great Britain made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Privateer
Small, privately owned merchant ships that were fitted out with weapons, to capture British merchant shipping.
Rebel
An American not loyal to King George the third.
Redcoats
Nickname for British soldiers.
Sons of Liberty
A secret group of patriots formed by Sam Adams to protest the Stamp Act
The Shot Heard Around the World
The first shot of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775.
Patriot leaders
One if by land, two if by sea.
1775
George Washington
When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay down the citizen.
(1775)
Paul Revere
Turn out, turn out! The British are coming, the British are coming!
(1775)
