Revolution vocabualry

Question 1

Patriot

Answer 1

Someone who supported the american independence in the revolution

Question 2

Loyalist

Answer 2

Someone who supported the British through the revolution

Question 3

Acts

Answer 3

Laws that were made by the government

Question 4

Parliament

Answer 4

The law making group for the British

Question 5

Repeal

Answer 5

Taking something back like a law

Question 6

Congress

Answer 6

A meeting with important representatives to discuss important issues

Question 7

Committees of correspondence

Answer 7

Different groups that shared ideas and information.

Question 8

Lobster backs

Answer 8

The British soldiers nickname.

Question 9

Militia

Answer 9

A group of soldiers that trained on their own.

Question 10

MInutemen

Answer 10

Colonists that got a nickname for being ready in a minutes notice

Question 11

Boycotting

Answer 11

A protest method by refusing to buy British goods

Question 12

Sons of liberty

Answer 12

A group that protested against many thing such as laws and taxes

Question 13

Daughters of liberty

Answer 13

The women that supported the boycott and protest.

Question 14

Contentials

Answer 14

The Americans that lived in the continent while the British lived on the England island

Question 15

Boston massacre

Answer 15

Colonists Protesting leading to 5 deaths

Question 16

Boston Tea party

Answer 16

The sons Liberty decided To dump 342 barrels of tea into the Boston Harbor

Question 17

The Intolerable Acts

Answer 17

5 laws made to punish The Boston Tea Party

Question 18

The Quartering Act

Answer 18

Colonists that had to provide shelter and food to the British settlers

Question 19

Continental Congress

Answer 19

A meeting That occurred during the revolution to discuss many things for the Colonies

Question 20

Continental Army

Answer 20

The Americans army that was created by the Continental congress and George Washington was the commander in chief

Question 21

Olive Branch Petition

Answer 21

A document that the continental congress wrote which was trying the make peace with British

Question 22

Common Sense

Answer 22

A paper written by Thomas Paine talking about reasons to separate from England it was 47 pages long

Question 23

Mercenaries

Answer 23

Professional soldiers that were hired to serve in the foreign army

Question 24

Hessian

Answer 24

German mercenaries who went to american colonies to fight British army

Question 25

Gentleman Warfare

Answer 25

Traditional European warfare. They wore uniforms, they had tactics, and some sort of fairness

Question 26

Guerrilla warfare

Answer 26

Warfare that features ambushes “hit or run”, raids, sabotage, and non traditional strategies