American Revolution Key Terms
Casualties
Continental Army
Declaration of Independence
Enlightenment
Enlist
Guerrilla Warfare
Hessians
Loyalists
Mercenaries
Militia
Minutemen
Patriots
Second Continental Congress
Siege
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Continental Army
Declaration of Independence
Enlightenment
Enlist
Guerrilla Warfare
Hessians
Loyalists
Mercenaries
Militia
Minutemen
Patriots
Second Continental Congress
Siege
Treaty of Paris of 1783
`Mercenary units of German soldiers fighting with the British Army.
`The Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington.
`A military force that is raised from the civil population to
supplement a regular army in an emergency.
`A colonist who remained loyal to the British crown.
`Intellectual movement of the 1700s which emphasized reason and individualism rather than tradition.
`Militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice.
`A person who supported their country and is prepared to defend it.
`A person killed or injured in a war
`To enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.
`A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
`Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met after the American Revolution began.
`Formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the Thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
`A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town,
cutting off supplies until there is a surrender.
`Ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American Independence.
`A type of military action using small mobile irregular forces to carry out surprise tactics against regular forces.
`The Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington.
`A military force that is raised from the civil population to
supplement a regular army in an emergency.
`A colonist who remained loyal to the British crown.
`Intellectual movement of the 1700s which emphasized reason and individualism rather than tradition.
`Militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice.
`A person who supported their country and is prepared to defend it.
`A person killed or injured in a war
`To enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.
`A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
`Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met after the American Revolution began.
`Formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the Thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
`A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town,
cutting off supplies until there is a surrender.
`Ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American Independence.
`A type of military action using small mobile irregular forces to carry out surprise tactics against regular forces.