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Vocabulary I. Vocabulary II. Battles. Advantages and Dis - advantages. ????????. $1. $1. $1. $1. $1. $2. $2. $2. $2. $2. $5. $5. $5. $5. $5. $10. $10. $10. $10. $10. $20. $20. $20. $20. $20. To enlist soldiers in the army. Recruit . To leave without permission.

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  1. Vocabulary I Vocabulary II Battles Advantages and Dis- advantages ???????? $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20

  2. To enlist soldiers in the army

  3. Recruit

  4. To leave without permission

  5. desert

  6. Paid soldier who serves in the army of another country

  7. mercenary

  8. What is a blockade?

  9. Cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country’s ports

  10. What is a privateer? How did they help the Americans and why were there so many of them?

  11. Armed private ship licensed to attack merchant shipsThey captured more British ships than the American navyThere were so many of them because it was a very profitable business to be in (not hard to find crews)

  12. To give official approval to

  13. ratify

  14. A surprise attack

  15. ambush

  16. Plan of action

  17. strategy

  18. What is inflation?

  19. A continuous rise in the price of goods and services

  20. What is Guerilla Warfare? Who used it? and why was it effective?

  21. A hit and run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushesAmericans used it against the BritishEffective because it was a “new” kind of warfare that the British were not expecting (“hit and run”)

  22. Soldiers in the Continental Army typically signed up for how long?

  23. One Year

  24. British general Henry Clinton takes thousands of prisoners in the SouthWorse American defeat of the Revolutionary War

  25. Charles Town

  26. American victoryStopped British plan to cut off the New England colonies from the Middle ColoniesWe might actually win!!!

  27. Battle of Saratoga

  28. Why did African Americans join the American fight for Independence?

  29. They believed in the Patriot causeThey needed moneyThey could earn their freedom by enlisting

  30. What is the significance of the Battle of Yorktown? Was it the end of the fighting?

  31. With aid from French troops, the Americans defeat the BritishConvinces the British that the war is too costly to continueNO, it was not the end of the fighting

  32. Strongest navy in the world

  33. British - Advantage

  34. Disadvantage: Inexperienced, volunteer soldiers

  35. Americans

  36. Advantage: Larger Population

  37. British

  38. Who had “home field” advantage? Why is this an advantage?

  39. AmericansAdvantage because they know the terrain and they do not have to ship supplies thousands of miles

  40. Who was fighting for freedom and why is this an advantage?

  41. American AdvantageMore at stake and more to lose when you are fighting for your freedom instead of fighting for money.

  42. Who are Loyalists?

  43. American colonists loyal to Great Britain

  44. Where is Loyalist support the strongest?

  45. The SouthEspecially the Carolinas and Georgia

  46. What is the significance of the Treaty of Paris? Name at least 3.

  47. Great Britain recognized the US as an independent nation and withdrew all troops from AmericaUS allows British merchants to collect their debtsUS gives back property taken from Loyalists

  48. What effect did Revolutionary ideals have on women and African Americans?

  49. Caused white Americans to question slavery and African Americans to hope for an end to slavery after the warCaused women to question their roles and treatment in society as well as their educational and economic equality

  50. Who is Ms. O’Connor’s second favorite president?

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