A Discouraging Start & Raising Americas Spirits Vocab

What is a loyalist?

• a person who remains loyal to a ruleror government, especially in the face of a revolution.

• A document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain

• a forced overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system

• the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a commander?

• the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule

• a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

• A document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain

• a forced overthrow of the government

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a revolution?

• a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

• A document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain

• a forced overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system

• a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does retreated mean?

• A document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain

• the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies

• a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

• withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the Declaration of Independence?

• A document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain

• a person who remains loyal to a ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolution.

• a forced overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system

• a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a spy?

• a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel

• a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.

• a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.r.

• a forced overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Mercenaries are professional soldiers hired to serve in a foreign army.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The Continental Army was the army of the King representing England.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The Continental Congress was the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A regiment was a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4