Continental A soldier of the American army or the worthless paper money the Continel congress used for money worth nothing hence the phrase “not worth a continental “”
Militia Citizen soldiers that go to War in emergencies to defend their home or town not many milita were trained these men made up most of the Continental Army
Minute men Colonial soldiers to agreed to fight the British at a minutes notice they were the backbone of the Continental Army most of them were from New England
The shot heard around the world Famous phrase from Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson‘s poem about the first shot of the revolutionary war of Lexington and Concord Massachusetts on April 19, 1775
Declaration of Independence The formal statement that declared the United states free of Great Britain. It was written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress on July 4 , 1776
Indentured Servant A person, who in exchange for free passage to the American Colonies , worked for a master for a period of 4 to 7 years. Many Americans who came to the Colonies were indentured servants.