Review American Revolution Vocabulary Quiz 2

1. Review American RevolutionVocabularyQuiz 2 Mrs. Martin Grade 4

2. To have ___________________ or ______________________ means to be free.When a country is ________________________they are self-governing. The document that the Continental Congress sent to the king stating that the colonies wanted their freedom or independence is called the______________________________________ freedom liberty independent Declaration of Independence

3. Continental Congress The _____________________________ was a group of leaders in the colonies who gathered to make important decisions during the Revolutionary War Period. This _______________________________ formed the__________________________ and wrote the ________________________ Continental Congress Continental Army Declaration of Independence

4. militia A __________________ is an army made up of local volunteers who would run drills and train. The __________________________ were soldiers in a ______________________ that could be ready to fight in a minute notice. The ____________________________ was the army that General George Washington led during the Revolutionary War. Minutemen militia Continental Army

5. patriots The _______________________ were against the British taxes and felt the colonies should be independent from Great Britain. The ________________________ wanted to remain under British control and stay loyal to the King of England. Some colonists were __________________. They did not choose sides. loyalists neutral

6. Sons of Liberty The _______________________________ were a secret group of patriots who organized protests against British laws and taxes that they felt were unfair. A ______________________ is a person who turns against or works against his own country. Benedict Arnold is a famous American ________________________ traitor traitor

7. When the people abruptly overthrow their government it is called a _____________. The ______________________________ was the war in which the colonies fought to gain their independence or freedom from Great Britain. revolution American Revolution

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