One if by Land, Two if by Sea

Chapter 14Chapter 14

Conflict turned into war when the Conflict turned into war when the minutemen and redcoats scuffled at minutemen and redcoats scuffled at Lexington and Concord. The march toward Lexington and Concord. The march toward nationhood had begun.nationhood had begun.

Terms to define:

greengreen accostaccost dispersedisperse huzzahuzza grenadiergrenadier minutemanminuteman Yankee DoodleYankee Doodle

green

A A greengreen is a is a grassy grassy lawn or commonlawn or common. . Many New England Many New England villages have a green villages have a green for public gatherings.for public gatherings.

accost

To To accost accost someone someone means means to approach and to approach and speak to or touch him speak to or touch him or her -but not gently.or her -but not gently.

disperse

Disperse Disperse means means to to break up and scatter. break up and scatter.

““Disperse, you rebels,Disperse, you rebels,

. . . Throw down your . . . Throw down your arms and disperse.”arms and disperse.”

huzza

Huzza Huzza is an old-is an old-fashioned word for fashioned word for “yell.” It’s something “yell.” It’s something like “hurrah.” like “hurrah.” The The rebels were yelling at rebels were yelling at the British soldiers.the British soldiers.

grenadier

Grenadiers,Grenadiers, dragoons, dragoons, regulars, redcoats –regulars, redcoats – they’re all British they’re all British soldiers.soldiers.

minuteman

The American farmers The American farmers were ready, and they were ready, and they grabbed their guns. grabbed their guns. They were called They were called minutemenminutemen because because they could fight on a they could fight on a minute’s notice.minute’s notice.

Yankee Doodle

The British made up The British made up the song “the song “Yankee Yankee DoodleDoodle” to ” to insultinsult the the AmericansAmericans. After the . After the battle, the Americans battle, the Americans sang the song, “We’ll sang the song, “We’ll be be Yankee DoodlesYankee Doodles and proud of it.”and proud of it.”