Name_________________________________________________________________________ Block/Day__________________ Simmons/Harter
Draw a picture: Choose one of the vocabulary words and draw a picture that shows your understanding of the definition.
Word: _________________________
Fill-in-the-blank: Use the words from the Word Bank to fill-in-the-blanks and finish the definitions
1.“Common Sense:” A ________________________ written by _______________________________ that sparked the
________________________ War __________________________ in the Colonies.
2. Declaration of Independence: ___________________________ written on July 4, 1776 that declared ___________________________________
from Great Britain (List of _____________________________).
Matching: Draw a line from the word to the correct definition
A. Treason
B. Guerilla Warfare
C. Minute Men
pamphlet Revolutionary Thomas Paine feeling independence grievances Document
Minute Men
Colonists who were ready to fight on a minutes notice.
Loyalist
Colonists who remained loyal to the King of England
Patriot
Colonists who supported independence
Military tactics such as ambushes, raids and hit-and-run tactics
Colonists who were ready to fight on a minutes notice
The crime of betraying one’s government
Picture Matching: Use the word bank and write the correct word under the picture that best represents (shows) the definition.
Minute Men Guerilla Warfare Treason Loyalist Patriot Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Sort the words from the word bank into the correct category below.
Colonies VS. Great Britain
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________
Colonists British Loyalists Patriots England
Redcoats Minute men Congress Parliament