American Revolution Vocabulary Quiz

What is the American Revolution?

• The struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain

• The American army during the American Revolution

• A system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people

• A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war

What does the term 'crucial' mean?

• Very important or necessary

• To supply or make available

• The chance that something will happen

• An overall plan, such as for winning a war

What does the term 'issuing' mean?

• To supply or make available

• The chance that something will happen

• An overall plan, such as for winning a war

• A violent attempt to resist or overthrow the government or another authority

What is an ally?

• A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war

• The struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain

• The American army during the American Revolution

• A system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people

What is the Continental army?

• The American army during the American Revolution

• The struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain

• A system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people

• A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war

What is a democracy?

• A system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people

• The struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain

• The American army during the American Revolution

• A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war

What does the term 'prospect' mean?

• The chance that something will happen

• An overall plan, such as for winning a war

• A violent attempt to resist or overthrow the government or another authority

• Very important or necessary

What does the term 'strategy' mean?

• An overall plan, such as for winning a war

• The chance that something will happen

• A violent attempt to resist or overthrow the government or another authority

• Very important or necessary

What does the term 'rebellion' mean?

• A violent attempt to resist or overthrow the government or another authority

• The chance that something will happen

• An overall plan, such as for winning a war

• Very important or necessary

This is an image of a Patriots. What did Patriots want?

• To be treated fairly

• To establish a new country
• To establish a new government

• Cannot determine