American Rev 2 Flashcards
A soldier of the American army during the revolution it was also the useless paper money issued by Congress to pay for the war hence the phrase not worth a Continental
Continental
And assembly of representatives from the American colonies which operated as the legeslative body during the revolutionary period
Continental Congress
A reproduction of a document,book, painting,or item
Facsimile
The official governing body of Great Britain made up of the House of Lords and the House of Comrnons
Parliament
Small privately owned merchant ships that were fitted out with weapons to capture British merchant shipping
Privateer
British slang term for an American ( or patriot ) not loyal to Britain during the war.
Rebel
Secret group of radicals formed by Sam Adams to protest the Stamp Act. They used violence such as tarring and feathering to punish the Loyalists and to protest British policies.
Sons of Liberty
Citizen soldiers who were called out for Emergencies to defend their homes and villages. Militias were first formed in New England to guard against Indian attacks . The Minutemen were militia
Militia
An undisciplined Group of people to stress you often take the law into their own hands
Mob
Slang term for a British shoulders to war scarlet red uniform jackets
Redcoats
Famous phrase from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s post about the first shot of the revolutionary war at Lexington and Concorde Massachusetts on April 19, 1775
“The Shot Heard Round The World”
One if by land two if by sea
Patriot leader 1775
When we assume this order we did not lay aside the citezen
George Washington
Turn out turn out the British are coming the British are coming
Paul revere 1775
Hold your fireman but it they need to have a war let it begin here
Colonel John Parker
