| A | B |
|---|
| hand to hand combat | Fighting between individual soldiers |
| died from infection | What often happened to soldiers wounded in the Revolutionary War? |
| American colonies and British | The Revolutionary War was fought between what two sides? |
| blockade the Atlantic coast | The British navy tried to do what? |
| British army | Which army wore redcoats in the Revolutionary War? |
| Hessians | The British hired German soldiers called? |
| muskets | During the Revolutionary War, the soldiers carried guns called? |
| cooked and nursed for the soldiers | How did women help the Patriots during the Revolutionary War? |
| reloaded | A musket had to be _____________ after each shot. |
| Americans | The soldiers who fought between rocks and trees were the? |
| two | How many times a minute could a musket be fired? |
| on wheels | A cannon was a large gun on? |
| reloaded | After each shot, a cannon had to be? |
| not very accurate | How accurate was a cannon? |
| bayonet | A knife-like blade that attaches to end of a musket barrel |
| fists, bayonet, knives, swords | What did soldiers use in hand to hand combat? |
| running the blockade | When American ships avoided the English ships, this was called? |
| infection | In the Revolutionary War, more soldiers died of __________ than anything else. |
| bright red uniforms | The British soldiers wore? |
| normal clothes, not uniforms | Many Patriots soldier wore? |
| very poor | What was medical care like in the Revolutionary War? |
| blockade | When a country's navy stops enemy ships from leaving seaports |
| innacurate - not accurate | The muskets and cannons used in the Revolutionary War were very? |
| for money | Why were the Hessians fighting in the Revolutionary War? |
| not very organized | Was the American government very organized in the Revolutionary War? |
| farming | Most Patriot soldiers worked at what job when they were not fighting? |
| 20-30 seconds | How long could it take to reload a musket? |
| cut off | How were seriously wounded arms and legs treated in the Revolutionary War? |
| marching in straight lines with a drum | Describe how the British went into battle? |
