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revoultionary war quiz
5th
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03/03/2005

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casualties
Definition
people killed
wounded
missing in battle
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Loyalists
Definition
loyal to the king
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Patriots
Definition
colonists opposed British government
(didn't like the British)
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militia
Definition
army of ordinary people
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minutemen
Definition
soldier's that needed to be ready to fight in a MINUTE
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Paul Revere
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"The British are coming"
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John Hancock
Definition
name on Declaration of Independence
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Patrick Henry
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"Give me liberty or give me death"
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George Washington
Definition
leader of the army of the united colonies
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Thomas Jefferson
Definition
wrote the D of I
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Colonel Prescott
Definition
"Don't fight until you see the whites of their eyes."
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What did King George do to make problems fort he colonies?
Definition
tax on tea
tax on paper
sent british soldiers to the colonies
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What countries helped the colonies?
Definition
France
Spain
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What did the colonists call the British soldiers?
Definition
red coats
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How did the revolutionary war end?
Definition
The British gave up (surrendered)
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