Chapter 6 Vocabulary Test: The American Revolution 7th Grade

Some people were ___________, taking neither side in the struggle for independence.

• neutral
• mercenaries
• recruit
• deserted
• inflation

The British relied on Hessian ____________ to fight the colonists in the Revolutionary War.

• neutral
• mercenaries
• recruit
• deserted
• inflation

The Congress established the Continental Army but depended on the states to ___________ soldiers.

• neutral
• mercenaries
• recruit
• deserted
• inflation

Not surprisingly, many men ____________ or left without permission, while the Continental Army was camped at Valley Forge.

• neutral
• mercenaries
• recruit
• deserted
• inflation

The bills made by Congress during the Revolutionary War quickly lost values because the amount of bills in circulation grew faster than the supply of gold and silver backing them which led to _____________.

• neutral
• mercenaries
• recruit
• deserted
• inflation

The British _________ prevented supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Continental Army.

• blockade
• privateers
• guerrilla warfare
• ratified
• ambush

Bands of Patriot soldiers appeared suddenly, struck their blows, and then disappeared. This hit-and-run technique of _________________ caught the British off guard.

• blockade
• privateers
• guerrilla warfare
• ratified
• ambush

American _____________ captured more British vessels at sea than did the American navy.

• blockade
• privateers
• guerrilla warfare
• ratified
• ambush

The American Congress ________ the preliminary treaty in April 1783 in Paris.

• blockade
• privateers
• guerrilla warfare
• ratified
• ambush

The British succeeded in occupying cities but had difficulty controlling the countryside. They had not been successful at Saratoga or in the Carolinas. The Patriots, however, knew how to lay an ___________.

• blockade
• privateer
• guerrilla warfare
• ratified
• ambush