American Revolution Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Grievance | Complaint |
| Militia | Citizen soldiers, volunteers |
| New York | "These are the times that try men's souls." Battle in summer of `1776 in which Washington's men were badly beaten and had to retreat from Long Island |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy as a form of protest |
| Petition | A written request |
| Natural Rights | Rights that people are born with, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Propaganda | Information designed to influence public opinion |
| Patriot | Someone who supports independence |
| Loyalist | Someone who is loyal to a king |
| Martyr | Someone who dies for a religious cause |
| Olive Branch Petition | Colonists' last attempt to make peace with King George III |
| George III | King of England during the American Revolution |
| Sons of Liberty | Patriot group organized by Samuel Adams |
| Proclamation of 1763 | A document that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Stamp Act | A law that taxed all printed materials in the colonies |
| Sugar Act | A law that taxed molasses in the colonies |
| Saratoga | Benedict Arnold led the Americans to victory in New York in 1777 |
| Lexington and Concord | known as the "shot heard 'round the world" |
| Yorktown | last battle of the American Revolution - Cornwallis surrendered in Virginia |
| Trenton | Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians to win this battle. |
| Bunker Hill | A defeat for the Americans, but the British suffered heavy casualties outside of Boston in 1775 |
| Crispus Attucks | died during the Boston Massacre |
| Thomas Preston | accused of murder during the Boston Massacre |
| Bonhomme Richard | John Paul Jones beat the British Navy - "I have not yet begun to fight." |
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