The American Revolution
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. revolution
A. A Mid-Atlantic state
2. colony
B. A state in southeastern United States
3. militia
C. The largest city in ___ ___ State and in the United States
4. John Hancock
D. One of the British colonies that formed the United States
5. Paul Revere
E. A Mid-Atlantic state
6. Betsy Ross
F. Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
7. Delaware
G. American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress
8. Pennsylvania
H. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
9. New Jersey
I. One of the British colonies that formed the United States
10. Georgia
J. A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
11. Connecticut
K. Armed fighting between countries
12. Massachusetts
L. One of the British colonies that formed the United States
13. Maryland
M. Country in the UK whose capital is London
14. South Carolina
N. A state in ___ England
15. New Hampshire
O. One of the British colonies that formed the United States
16. Virginia
P. A river in the northeastern United States
17. New York
Q. A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
18. North Carolina
R. State capital and largest city of Massachusetts
19. Rhode Island
S. A state in southeastern United States
20. Boston
T. A state in the eastern United States
21. United States
U. American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington
22. war
V. American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington
23. England
W. One of the British colonies that formed the United States
24. flag
X. North American republic containing 50 ___ - 48 conterminous ___ in North America plus Alaska