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Vocabulary For American Revolution

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

APPRENTICE

A PERSON UNDER AN AGREEMENT TO WORK SKILL FROM A MASTER.
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BROADSIDE

A LARGE SHEET OF PAPER PRINTED ON ON SIDE USED TO ANNOUNCE THINGS

GENTLEMAN

A MAN BELONGING TO THE UPPER CLASSES OF POLITE SOCIETY

LIBERTY

TO BE FREE OF GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE

LOYALIST/TORY

AN AMERICAN WHO WAS LOYAL TO THE KING DURING THE REVOLUTION
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MECHANIC

A TRADESMAN OF OTHER CRAFTSMAN WHO WORKED WITH HIS OR HER HANDS
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MEMORABILIA

A COLLECTION OF MEMORABLE OR VALUED ITEMS FROM THE PAST

MERCHANT

A PERSON WHO’S BUSINESS WAS TRADING WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
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PATRIOT

AN AMERICAN DURING THE WAR WHO SUPPORTED THE REVOLUTION
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SMALLPOX

DEADLY AND VERY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE THAT KILLED OR PERMANENTLY SCARRED PEOPLE
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TAVERN

AN INN OR BAR THAT HELD LODGING AND FOOD. MANY POLITICAL PLANS WERE HELD THERE
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PATRIOT SLOGAN (1754)

JOIN OR DIE
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BEN FRANKLIN (1757)

THERE WAS NEVER A GOOD WAR OR A BAD PEACE
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JOHN DICKSON (1768)

THEN JOIN HAND IN HAND, BRAVE AMERICANS ALL! BY UNITING WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL!
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PATRICK HENRY (1775)

GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!

COLONEL WILLIAM PRESCOTT (1775)

DON’T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THERE EYES, THEN FIRE LOW!
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CONTINENTAL

A PERSON IN THE ARMY DURING THE REVOLUTION. IT WAS ALSO A USELESS PIECE OF PAPER
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CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

AN ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE FROM THE AMERICAN COLONIES THAT MADE DECISIONS
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FACSIMILE

A REPRODUCTION OF A DOCUMENT, BOOK, PAINTING, OR ITEM
Photo by Alan Stanton

MILITIA

CITIZEN SOLDIERS WHO WERE CALLED OUT FOR EMERGENCIES TO DEFEND THEIR HOMES

MINUTEMEN

COLONIAL MILITIA WHO PLEDGED TO FIGHT AT A MINUTES NOTICE
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MOB

AN UNDISCIPLINED GROUP OF PROTESTORS WHO TAKE THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS

PARLIAMENT

THE OFFICIAL GOVERNING BODY OF GREAT BRITAIN

PRIVATEER

SMALL SHIPS THAT WERE FITTED OUT WITH WEAPONS
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REBEL

BRITISH SLANG TERM FOR PATRIOTS
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REDCOATS

PATRIOT SLANG TERM FOR BRITISH OFFICERS
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SONS OF LIBERTY

“SECRET” GROUP OF RADICALS THAT ORGANIZED BOYCOTTS AND PROTESTS
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SHOT HEARD DOWN THE WORLD

FAMOUS PHRASE FROM RALPH WALDO EMERSON’S POEM
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PATRIOT LEADERS (1775)

ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA
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GEORGE WASHINGTON (1775)

WHEN WE ASSUMED THE SOLDIER, WE DO NOT LAY ASIDE THE CITIZEN
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PAUL REVERE (1775)

TURN OUT! TURN OUT! THE BRITISH ARE COMING! THE BRITISH ARE COMING!
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COLONEL JOHN PARKER (1775)

HOLD YOUR FIRE MEN, BUT IF THEY MEAN TO HAVE WAR, LET IT BEGIN HERE!
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SAM ADAMS (1775)

WHAT A GLORIOUS MORNING FOR AMERICA!
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

THE STATEMENT DECLARING INDEPENDENCE
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DELEGATE

A REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHERS TO GO TO CONGRESS

DIPLOMACY

THE ARTFUL HANDING OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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Indentured Servant
A person, who in exchange for free passes to American Colonies, worked for a master for a period of from four to seven years. Many Americans came to the British colonies as Indentured Servants

Traitor
A person who betrays his country such as Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War

Tricorn
Three sided hat of both civilian and military fashion during the Colonial and Revolutionary Eras


Tyranny
An oppressive and unjust government ruled by a tyrant, or absolute ruler. Americans believed that the British Government was a tyranny

Yankee
Slang term used to describe a person from New England. Later this term was used to describe an inhabitant of the United States

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (1776)

WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS...
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Declaration of Independence (1776)
We hold theses truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal...

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NATHAN HALE (1776)

I ONLY REGRET, THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO GIVE FOR MY COUNTRY

THOMAS PAINE (1776)

THEATER ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MEN’S SOULS
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George Washington (1776 - 1778)
You might have tracked the army...to Valley Forge by the blood of their feet

BOUNTY

A PAYMENT OF $10 TO $200MT9 RECRUITS IN RETURN FOR ARMY WORK
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FIFE

A HIGH PITCHED FLUTE USED FOR DRILLS
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FIRECAKE

A MIXTURE IF FLOUR AND WATER
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FLINTLOCK MUSKET

A MUSKET OR LONG LOADING FIREARM

FORTNIGHT

OLD ENGLISH TERM MEANING 14 DAYS OR TWO WEEKS TIME
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HUNTING SHIRT

LINEN FRINGED SHIRT OR JACKET WORN BY MOST AMERICAN SOLDIERS
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STRATEGY

THE ART OF MILITARY COMMAND AS AN OVERALL PLAN OF WAR
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TOMAHAWK

THE LIGHT AX CARRIED BY CONTINENTAL SOLDIERS
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TREATY

A BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE COUNTRIES

VICTUALS

COMMON EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TERM FOR FOOD OR RATIONS
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Winter Quarters
The static winter camp of armies during the winter months

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JOHN PAUL JONES

I HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT

GENERAL NATHANAEL GREENE

WE FIGHT, GET BEAT, RISE, AND FIGHT AGAIN

LAFAYETTE AT YORKTOWN

THE PLAY, SIR, IS OVER

GENERAL CHARLES CORNWALLIS

THE LATE AFFAIR BROKE MY HEART

LORD NORTH

OH GOD, IT’S ALL OVER

James Otis
Ubi libertas ibi patria (where liberty is, there is my country)

THANK YOU

BY CORA
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