I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 - Vocabulary Handout

Sep 28, 2026

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Useful-words handout for discussing the American Revolution based on I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis. Provides classroom directions to look up meanings of challenging terms, fill in definitions, and write original sentences using each word correctly while modeling the author’s sentence structure. A mentor sentence is included and the sheet lists vocabulary items such as boycott, democracy, loyalist, monarchy, militia, patriot, persevere, resilience, revolution, and treason with space for completion.

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Useful words to know when discussing the American Revolution

Instructions for defining and using each word

Vocabulary list and writing prompts

Name: Period: Date: I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis Useful words to know when discussing the American Revolution Good writers weave context clues or definitions to challenging words into their writing. Below is a list of words that will be useful in class discussions. Use a dictionary to look up the meaning of each word, and then, write the definition on the line provided. Write a sentence that uses each word correctly and that models the author’s sentence structure. You may change the form of the word. A mentor sentence from page 15 is provided below. He loved when Nate sang shanties – the songs sailors crooned as they did their work. 1. boycott (verb) Definition: joining others in refusing to do business with an organization or country to show disapproval of terms being forced upon them. Sentence: When the price of lunches in the cafeteria increased, Jeremey boycotted – refusing to buy school lunches because of higher prices being forced upon the students. 2. democracy (noun) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. loyalist (noun) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. monarchy (noun) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. militia (noun) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. patriot (noun) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. persevere (verb) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. resilience (noun) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. revolution (noun) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10.treason (noun) Definition: Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

FAQs

What should students do with each vocabulary word on the handout?

Look up each word’s meaning in a dictionary, write the definition in the provided space, and write a sentence that uses the word correctly while modeling the author’s sentence structure.

Does the handout provide an example of how to use a word in a sentence?

Yes. It includes a mentor sentence from page 15 showing how sentences can be structured using context and the target vocabulary.

Which vocabulary terms are included on the worksheet?

The handout lists boycott, democracy, loyalist, monarchy, militia, patriot, persevere, resilience, revolution, and treason, each with a place for a definition and a sentence.

Sep 28, 2026

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