US History
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
(Pretty much the BEST war EVER!!!)
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Vocabulary
Terms
People
Places
And Some Other Stuff I Think Should Be in Here……
Name _____________________
Period ________
Vocabulary
Define
(Stuff the book
thinks I should
know)
First
Continental
Congress
Patriots
Minutemen
Redcoats
Second
Continental
Congress
A meeting of colonial delegates in
Philadelphia to decide how to
respond to the closing of Boston
Harbor, increased taxes and
abuses of authority by the British
government; freedoms they
believed colonists should enjoy
American colonists who fought
for the independence from Great
Britain during the Revolutionary
War
American colonial militia
members ready to fight at a
minute’s notice.
British soldiers who fought
against the colonists in the
American Revolution; so called
because of their bright red
uniforms.
A meeting of colonial delegates in
Philadelphia to decide how to
react to fighting at Lexington and
Concord
Draw
Continental
Army
The army created by the Second
Continental Congress in 1775 to
defend the American colonies
from Britain.
Battle of
Bunker Hill
A Revolutionary War battle in
Boston that demonstrated that
the colonists could fight well
against the British army.
“Common
Sense”
A pamphlet written by Thomas
Paine that criticized monarchies
and convinced many American
colonists of the need to break
away from Britain.
Declaration of The document written to declare
Independence the colonies free from British rule.
Loyalists
Mercenaries
Battle of
Trenton
Colonists who sided with Britain
in the American Revolution.
Hired foreign soldiers
A Revolutionary War battle in
New Jersey in which Patriot forces
captured more than 900 Hessian
troops.
Battle of
Saratoga
A Revolutionary War battle in
New York that resulted in a major
defeat of British troops; marked
the Patriots’ greatest victory up
to that point in the war
Battle of
Yorktown
The last major battle of the
Revolutionary War; site of British
general Charles Cornwallis’s
surrender to the Patriots in
Virginia
Treaty of Paris A peace agreement that officially
1783
ended the Revolutionary War and
established British recognition of
the independence of the United
States
Terms
But what does it MEAN?
(Stuff Ms. Weaver
thinks I should
know)
Delegates
Representatives at a political
convention; a person or people
designated to act for or
represent others
Retreat
The forced or strategic
withdrawal of an army or an
armed force
Draw it…..
“Shot Heard
‘round the
World”
The first shot fired at Lexington
that was the start of the
American Revolution
Marksmen
A person skilled at shooting at a
mark; a person who shoots well
Militia
A body of citizens soldiers; not
part of an official, trained military
Olive Branch
Petition
A final attempt by the colonists
to restore peace and harmony
with Britain
Tyranny
Arbitrary or unrestrained
exercise of power; abuse of
authority.
“E pluribus
unum”
“Out of Many, One”
Neutral
Not taking part in or giving
assistance in a dispute or war
between others; not aligned with
or supporting any side in a
position or controversy.
Allegiances
The loyalty of a citizen to his or
her government; loyalty or
devotion to a person, group or
cause
“The
American
Crisis”
A series of pamphlets published
by Thomas Paine in 1776
Strategy
The science or art of combining
and employing the means of war
in planning and directing large
military movements and
operations
People
(These folks made
history…..)
King George III
Patrick Henry
But why???
Give ‘em a symbol
and a color…..
Paul Revere
Sons of
Liberty
Thomas Gage
George
Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas
Jefferson
Abigail Adams
Charles
Cornwallis
Hessians
Benjamin
Franklin
Marquis de
Lafayette
(From
where?)
Baron
Friedrich von
Steuben
(From
where?)
Bernardo de
Galvez (From
where?)
Comte de
Rochambeau
(From
where?)
Places
(So where exactly
is that?)
Philadelphia
Boston
Concord
So, what’s the big deal
about this place?
And….what does this
place look like or
what is it by?
Lexington
Virginia
Breed’s Hill
The Old North
Church
Fort
Ticonderoga
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Stuff I think
Ms. Weaver
Forgot……
I’m going to tell her what it is
and why I think it’s important
that we know it…..
I’m going to draw her a
picture of it to show her
that I know what it is….