The American Revolution
What do you know about
American Revolution vocabulary
words?
independence
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1. the freedom from control
2. the document that said the colonies
were free from British rule
3. a war against your own government
4. the money the people must pay to a
government
tax
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1. the freedom from control
2. the document that said the colonies
were free from British rule
3. a war against your own government
4. the money the people must pay to a
government
revolution
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1. the freedom from control
2. the document that said the colonies
were free from British rule
3. a war against your own government
4. the money the people must pay to a
government
The Declaration of
Independence
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1. the freedom from control
2. the document that said the colonies
were free from British rule
3. a war against your own government
4. the money the people must pay to a
government
minutemen
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the name of the country that includes
England, Scotland and Wales
having someone in government speak for you
British soldiers during the American
Revolution
the colonists who were ready to be soldiers
Britain
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the name of the country that includes
England, Scotland and Wales
having someone in government speak for you
British soldiers during the American
Revolution
the colonists who were ready to be soldiers
redcoats
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the name of the country that includes
England, Scotland and Wales
having someone in government speak for you
British soldiers during the American
Revolution
the colonists who were ready to be soldiers
representation
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the name of the country that includes
England, Scotland and Wales
having someone in government speak for you
British soldiers during the American
Revolution
the colonists who were ready to be soldiers
battles
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colonists who wanted independence from Britain
large fights between armed forces
colonists who stayed loyal to Britain
groups of people organized to fight like armies
Patriots
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colonists who wanted independence from Britain
large fights between armed forces
colonists who stayed loyal to Britain
groups of people organized to fight like armies
forces
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colonists who wanted independence from Britain
large fights between armed forces
colonists who stayed loyal to Britain
groups of people organized to fight like armies
Loyalists
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colonists who wanted independence from Britain
large fights between armed forces
colonists who stayed loyal to Britain
groups of people organized to fight like armies
idol
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the American Army in the American Revolution
beat; win against the enemy
separating
hero; someone admired
cutting off
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the American Army in the American Revolution
beat; win against the enemy
separating
hero; someone admired
Continental Army
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the American Army in the American Revolution
beat; win against the enemy
separating
hero; someone admired
defeat
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the American Army in the American Revolution
beat; win against the enemy
separating
hero; someone admired
surrendered
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soldiers captured by the enemy and held until
the end of the war
had fewer people
a group of ships
declared that an enemy had won/fighting stops
prisoners of war
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soldiers captured by the enemy and held until
the end of the war
had fewer people
a group of ships
declared that an enemy had won/fighting stops
fleet
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soldiers captured by the enemy and held until
the end of the war
had fewer people
a group of ships
declared that an enemy had won/fighting stops
outnumbered
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soldiers captured by the enemy and held until
the end of the war
had fewer people
a group of ships
declared that an enemy had won/fighting stops
official
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from the government
an agreement between countries to help each
other fight a common enemy
a small book of instructions, a handbook
a signed agreement between countries
treaty
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from the government
an agreement between countries to help each
other fight a common enemy
a small book of instructions, a handbook
a signed agreement between countries
manual
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from the government
an agreement between countries to help each
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a small book of instructions, a handbook
a signed agreement between countries
alliance
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from the government
an agreement between countries to help each
other fight a common enemy
a small book of instructions, a handbook
a signed agreement between countries