Verklempt is a loan word from the Yiddish language that acts as an adjective. It means to be overwhelmed by emotion, perhaps so much that one cannot speak.An alternative spellings include ferklempt, farklempt, verklemmt, and faklempt.However, the v spelling is vastly preferred.Yiddish is a language created by the Ashkenazi Jews and has many words with roots in the German language.t means to be overwhelmed by emotion, perhaps so much that one cannot speak. An alternative spellings include ferklempt, farklempt, verklemmt, and faklempt. However, the v spelling is vastly preferred. Yiddish is a language created by the Ashkenazi Jews and has many words with roots in the German language.
The conflict then developed into a global war, during which the Patriots (and later their French, Spanish, and Dutch allies) fought the British and Loyalists in what became known as the American Revolutionary War (1775â1783).
July 2, 1778 - Congress returns once again to Philadelphia. July 3, 1778 - British Loyalists and Indians massacre American settlers in the Wyoming Valley of northern Pennsylvania. July 8, 1778 - Gen. Washington sets up headquarters at West Point, New York. July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain.