vocabulary guns for general washington. stalemate n. when no action or can be taken, no progress...
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VocabularyGuns for General Washington
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Stalemate
• n. when no action or can be taken, no progress
• syn: standoff, standstill
• antonyms: progress, advance
• stalemates
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chasm
• n. A deep crack or gap in the earth surface
• syn: gorge• ant: closing• chasms,
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lobsterback
• n. A nickname given to a British soldier in the 1700’s since their uniform jacket was red.
• syn: Redcoat, soldier• ant: militia, Patriot• lobsterbacks
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convoy
• n. a group of military vehicles traveling together with the same orders.
• syn: group, escort• ant:• convoys
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artillery
• n. Guns, cannons, and other weapons used by soldiers to fight
• syn: arms, weapons• ant:• artilleries
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militia
• n. A army formed by volunteer citizens
• Syn: reserves, minutemen
• Ant: civilians, citizens• militias
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daft
• adj. Foolish, senseless or stupid
• Syn: absurb, insane• Ant: smart• Daftness, daftly,
dafter, daftest
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staunch
• Adj. firm, steadfast and loyal in character.
• syn: trustworthy, reliable
• ant: unworthy, unreliably
• staunchly, staunchness, stauncher, staunchest
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optimistic
• Adj. to see good about something, or a favorable outcome.
• syn: positive, cheery, confident
• ant: pessimist, negative, doubtful
• Optimistically, optimistics, optimism
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fife
• n. A high pitched flute held vertically
• Syn: flute, piccalo• fifes
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scurvy
• n. A disease where a person lacks vitamin C. due to an improper diet.
• syn. Diseased, infection
• ant. healthy• no word endings
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blockade
• n. a formation surround a place to prevent people from entering or exiting
• syn: barricade, barrier• ant: advantage,
opening• blockades
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tricorn
• N. a hat with 3 sides and points, shaped like a triangle
• Syn: hat• Ant: baseball hat• tricorns
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mortar
• n. a very short cannon that shoots at high angles
• syn: cannon• ant: sword• mortars
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Powder
• N. a substance ground to a fine consistency, used for the explosion in weapons
• syn: gunpowder• ant• powders
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colonel
• N. high position of leadership in the army
• syn: leader• Ant: private, first
class, unranked.• colonels
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privateer
• n. a person who is ordered to fight or harass other ships
• syn: pirate• ant: sailor• privateers
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floe
• n. a sheet of floating ice
• Syn: iceberg, berg• ant:water• floes
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reenlist
• v. to enlist, or sign up, again.
• syn: reenroll, retire• reenlisted, reenlisting
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barrage
• n. a heavy barrier or wall with artillery,
• Syn: bombardment, gunfire
• ant:
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Henry Knox
• Born in 1750• Opened a bookstore
to support his mom and younger brother.
• appointed by General Washington to be Chief of Artillery
• After the war, under President Washington, he was appointed Secretary of War.
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3 months
60 tons, or 119,000 pounds of artillery
Moved by boat, animal-pulled sleds
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Colonel William Howe
• British commander of England’s blockade of Boston in 1775-1776
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Fort Ticonderoga
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Knox’s artillery convoy
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The Berkshire Mountains
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Fort Ticonderoga
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Dorchester Flats