June 3, 2011 Day One-Hundred and sixty-six

Sophie studied then took her final Vocabulary Review for 5^th grade.

She struggled a bit and then took a break, studied some more and had a conversation about the importance of really studying and then she sat down again with a better attitude and did awesome on this really tough vocab review!

*she also studied in preparation to take her final Math Review on Monday—another hard 50 questions from the Guinness math book. Good luck Sophie!

1. To formally disagree: _________________. The colonists _______________ against the Stamp, Tea, and Sugar Acts.
   
2. The colonists called themselves ______________, while the British referred to them as this term _______________.
   
3. An army is separated into groups of soldiers called _________________.
   
4. To find unbearable: _________________. The British Parliament and King George passed the Coercive Acts, which the colonists called the _______________ Acts.
   
5. Colonists in America that wanted to stay British subjects of the crown called themselves _______________, while the American colonists who wanted revolution called them ___________________.
   
6. The British army used heavy ______________ like cannons to __________________ the Patriot army, who had little ammunition at the beginning of the war.
   
7. The _______________________ taxed American colonists on all sorts of legal paper transactions like deeds, copies, broadsheets, letters, and newspapers.
   
8. The British army soldiers were called ________________ because of the color of their coats, while the Sons of Liberty called them _________________ for the same reason.
   
9. To informally disagree, usually in a chaotic, uncivilized manner: __________________. The Sons of Liberty caused _____________ in cities in protest over the taxes on tea, sugar, and paper-goods.
   
10. One famous incident was called the Boston _______________, although not that many people were actually killed.
    
11.  To import goods illegally: __________________. In response to the many restrictions imposed by the British Parliament and King George, some colonists practiced _____________________ to import and sell goods like tea, sugar, and rum.
    
12. Two words that mean to agree, one in general, the other by a group in writing: ____________ and __________________.
    
13. To practice protest by refusing to purchase certain goods or services: ___________________. The colonists ______________ the Tea Act by making their own from herbs found in America instead of the tea from China .
    
14. The relations between the Tories and the Whigs ____________________ or fell apart after events like the Boston Massacre and Tea Party.
    
15. To announce formally: _______________. One of the significant Acts passed by the British Parliament and King George was the ________________ Act, which stated the colonies were still under control and subject to the British King and his laws and taxes.
    
16. To recall or take back a law: ________________.
    
17. Two words for a tax: _____________ and ________________.
    
18. King George believed in his ________________________ to be King as ordained by God.
    
19. To make one think or agree with an idea or opinion: _______________. Thomas Jefferson _________________ the representatives from the thirteen colonies to sign his Declaration of Independence with the power of his words and ideas.
    
20. The representatives from the colonies as elected or appointed by the people to discuss the future of America were called ________________.
    
21. The product of collecting money through taxation or commerce (usually figured annually): __________________.
    
22. When Sybil Ludington and other revolutionary heroes made courageous decisions to ride the American countryside to muster troops and alert Patriots, the actions and reactions can be referred to as _______________ and _________________.
    
23. To approach quietly, usually militarily: __________________. The American colonists moved through the countryside with _____________ alongside the Battle Road between Lexington and Concord , which made it hard for the disciplined British army to fight the Patriots.
    
24. To pay back after loss, usually financial: _________________. The East India Company demanded __________________ for the loss of its product after the Boston Tea Party.
    
25. To surprise attack, usually planned:_________________. The Patriot army won many small battles with the British by planning an _______________, which was easy for them because they were familiar with the countryside.
    
26. To destroy property on purpose, with intent to cause harm: ________________. Loyalists and the British Parliament and King George called what the Sons of Liberty were doing in Boston _____________________, while the Patriots believed it was protest.
    
27. Patriots thought King George was a _________________, because they believed he made laws and rules just to show his power against the colonies.
    
28. Africans who were brought to America against their will lived in ____________________, which was usually one road with many houses where they lived as families and were married even though it was illegal and against the ____________________. The wedding ceremony was called __________________________, because that's what they did at the end to make the marriage official.
    
29. The first American soldiers that were _______________ by heroes like Paul Revere and Sybil Lundington were called ________________ because that's how long it took them to get ready.
    
30. The British __________ of ships anchored in ports up and down the coast, creating a _________________ of goods and products that were illegal to sell according to British law, which furthered angered the Sons of Liberty and other Patriots.
    
31. To hold together; to strengthen by adding: ___________________. General Washington asked the Continental Congress to send more _____________________ to relieve his men after the Patriot army had fought many hard battles against the British.
    
32. To take by force: _________________. The British finally _________________ Fort Ticonderoga after a hard, violent battle with the Patriot army.
    
33. Ethan Allen was a leader of the __________________________, which were a group of frontier troops well suited for fighting in the wilderness boundaries of the colonies and the war.
    
34.    To release from slavery legally: ___________________
    
35. The ________________ were German soldiers hired by King George and feared by the Patriot army.
    
36. Fort Ticonderoga stood atop the ____________________ of a mountain in Vermont , which made it an important strategic site for both armies to control.
    
37. To give up or give in: ________________. General Cornwallis eventually had to __________________ to General Washington at Yorktown because he was surrounded.
    
38. A word for bravery; to show spirit: __________________The women who together make the stories of Molly Pitcher had _______________ to carry water to their husbands and other soldiers on the battlefield.
    
39. To give up without reserve, usually with a purpose: ________________. Many people, both Tories and Whigs, gave up so much during the revolution, some even ___________________ their lives and the lives of people they loved.
    
40. Baron Von Steuben joined the war effort helped the American troops ___________ and practice over and over, which made them a more ___________________, alert, controlled army.
    
41. People who don't fight in the military are called ________________.
    
42. Government by the people: ______________________.
    
43. Deborah Sampson used a _________________ that made her look like a boy and she was able to join the army as a soldier.
    
44. Thomas Jefferson wrote this document to declare that the American colonists were separate from the King and England : ________________________________.
    
45. Both Jefferson and Ben Franklin were ________________, which means they could speak more than one language fluently.
    
46. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are the _______________________ or natural rights stated in the Declaration of Independence.
    
47. A written statement to come before: __________________.
    
48. John Adams and other Patriot leaders and writers wrote about the importance keeping the balance of power in the government by having different branches of government, this idea is called _____________________________.
    
49. John Dickinson wrote the _____________________________, which officially declared the colonies' willingness to come together as a group against the tyranny of England and the King, but he was hesitant to sign Jefferson's _________________________.
    
50. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson traveled to France to _______________ the end of the war, which resulted in the _______________ of Paris.