Battle Strategy
The colonists that were ready to answer to an attack, but were not apart of an official military.
Who were minutemen.
The leader of the continental army.
Who is George Washington?
The most common weapon used in the American Revolution.
What is a musket?
Tea thrown into Boston harbor as an act of defiance.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The first official battle of the American revolution.
What is Lexington and Concord?
The technical term for the strategy used by the Patriots.
What is guerilla warfare?
A man from Massachusetts known for his aggression in debates and for convincing the Constitutional Convention to go to was with Britain.
Who is John Adams?
The most popular close combat weapon.
What is a Bayonet?
The British response to the Boston Tea Party.
What are the intolerable acts?
The battle that was considered to show that the colonists could keep up with the British infantry.
What is Bunker Hill?
The strategy used at Bunker Hill do to the colonists being low on supplies. Led to the battle being much more difficult for the British
What is "Don't shoot until you see the white of their eyes"?
The leading general of the British Army.
Who is general Cornwallis?
The model name for the muskets manufactured by the French.
What is a Charleville Musket?
The year that the Revolutionary war ended.
What is 1791?
The battle that is considered to be the turning point in the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Sharpshooters learned how to be accurate with what specific training that was involved with their everyday life.
What is hunting birds?
One of the founding fathers known for having the largest signature.
Who is John Hancock?
A light weight, multi use weapon that can be thrown, but is very deadly at close range and was developed by Native Americans.
What is a tomahawk?
What is revising the Articles of Confederation
The first battle that took place in North Carolina
What is Moores Creek Bridge?
The people the colonist sharpshooters specifically aimed for that didn't lead any groups.
The last British general killed in the Revolutionary war.
Who is Simon Fraser?
A weapon known for being a symbol of prestige and known to outrange bayonets.
What is a polearm?
The event where the colonists burned a ship that was sent to enforce the navigation acts.
What was the Gaspee Affair?
The battle the British were trying to win in an attempt to separate the New England colonies from the rest?
What was the Battle of Long Island?