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