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Create a foldable to compare the Continental to British Army. On the outside of the foldable sketch a Continental soldier on one side and a British soldier on the other. On the inside, write 10 facts for each army. Use these websites for Continental vs British Army Foldable:

https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/generals_and_military_leaders.php

https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/life_as_a_revolutionary_war_soldier.php

https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/soldiers_uniforms_and_gear.php

https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/weapons_and_battle_tactics.php




























Proclamation of 1763: an official announcement by King George III of Great Britain that outlawed colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

Continental Congress: The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution

Parliament:The government of Great Britain

Militia: a group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period and the American Revolution

Boycott: to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, company, country, or product

Mercenary: a soldier paid to fight for another country

Ammunition: objects, such as bullets, that can be fired from a weapon

Continental Army: the army created by the Second Continental Congress in May 1775 with George Washington as commander-in-chief

Loyalist: a colonist who supported Great Britain in the American Revolution

Treaty of Paris of 1783: the peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country

Desert: to go away and leave a person or thing that should not be left

Repeal: to cancel

Blockade: a barrier preventing the movement of troops and supplies

Patriot: an American colonist who supported the fight for independence

Redcoats: Nickname for British soldiers because of their red uniform coats


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