Though he didn't deserve it, he took the credit for winning Saratoga. He later became a national laughing stock for fleeing from the Battle of Camden
Who was Horatio Gates.
100
He was forced to surrender at Yorktown.
Who is Charles Cornwallis.
100
He was the ambassador to France, and convinced Louis XVI to help the American cause after Saratoga.
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
100
The King of England during the Revolution. He saw the Americans as naughty children.
Who is King George III
100
This was the first capital of the USA.
What is Philadelphia.
200
He was named the Commander and Chief, appointed by Congress, to be in charge of the Colonial Army.
Who was George Washington.
200
He won the Battle of Bunker Hill, but it was a Pyhric Victory.
What is William Howe.
200
He may have been the richest man in the colonies. He was loud and proud to be a rebel...and proud that his signature was the largest on the Declaration of Independence.
Who John Hancock.
200
This king finally promised Franklin money to support America?
Who is Louis XVI.
200
Near this large Massachusetts city was where the Revolution started.
What is Boston.
300
He commanded the southern army, taking over after the Battle of Camden. He forced Cornwallis to chase him all over the south.
Who was Nathaeal Greene.
300
This British general was ruthless and would show no mercy. He finally got it handed to him at Cowpens.
What is Bannister Tarleton.
300
He sat in a Philadelphia hotel room, working on America's most important document.
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
300
What is the English part of government that represents the people of the country.
What is Parliament.
300
This southern city was an important port of shipping cotton and tobacco.
What is Charleston.
400
He led a squad of riflemen in the northern battles. Later he helped Nathanael Greene and won the Battle of Cowpens.
Who was Daniel Morgan.
400
This British general was like Austin Powers. He was cocky and got caught and got beat by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold at Saratoga.
What is Johnny Burgoyne.
400
He convinced a mob to start the Boston Tea Party from one of his taverns.
Who is Samuel Adams.
400
This French general met with Washington in New Jersey, but both then decided to speed to Yorktown to help trap Cornwallis.
Who is Rochembeau
400
This city is on an island, formed from the Hudson River meeting the Atlantic Ocean.
What is New York
500
He led a group of heavy drinking, hard fighting boys from the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Who was Ethan Allen.
500
He stayed in New York with Mrs. Badley when he should have sailed south and helped at Yorktown.
What is William Clinton.
500
He actually defended British soldiers from the Boston Massacre. He would later become our 2nd President.
Who is John Adams.
500
This French Admiral sped from the Caribbean to Yorktown, to beat the English navy in Chesapeake Bay?
What is DeGrasse.
500
Benedict Arnold actually tried to capture this Canadian city but failed because of the weather. Had he won, Canada would have been part of the US. What city was it?