Vocab - American Revolution Virtual Field Trip

Question 1

a type of gun used by soldiers from the 1500's to the 1800's

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musket

Question 2

a military unit made up of two or more large groups of soldiers

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regiment

Question 3

a person who lives in a colony or helps create a colony

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colonist

Question 4

areas that have been settled by people from another country and are controlled by that other country

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colonies

Question 5

a large area of land

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territory

Question 6

a drastic change in the way something is done

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revolution

Question 7

carried from one place to another (like in a boat)

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ferried

Question 8

during the Revolutionary War, an American who was loyal to the king; didn't want to separate from Britain

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Loyalists

Question 9

a piece of writing in which one person describes his or her past experiences

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memoir

Question 10

not controlled by other people or things

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independent

Question 11

the first people to live in an area, before the arrival of settlers or colonists

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native peoples

Question 12

a document declaring the freedom of the 13 American colonies from British rule. It was adopted on July 4, 1776.

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The Declaration of independence

Question 13

a wild and natural area in which few people live, such as a forest

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wilderness

Question 14

a group of people who are trained to fight but are not official soldiers

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militia

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