This was the meeting that named George Washington as Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
What was the 2nd Continental Congress?
100
Half the population of Continental soldiers died at this location due to disease and malnutrition.
What is Valley Forge?
100
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
100
These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.
What were minutemen?
200
This was the first man to die in the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770.
Who was Crispus Atticuks?
200
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
200
These troops got paid to fight.
Who were mercenaries?
200
This type of fighting allowed the Continental Army to win in the southern colonies.
What is the Guerrilla Warfare?
200
This battle outside of Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gun powder.
What is Bunker Hill?
300
This author penned "Common Sense".
Who was Thomas Paine?
300
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania.
What is Valley Forge?
300
Men who were ready to fight in a minutes notice were called -
Who were minute men?
300
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
300
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by Samuel Adams.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
400
This navy commander was considered a hero after winning a British navy fight at sea, forced to surrender he shouted back, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is John Paul Jones?
400
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
400
These men usually had more supplies and were professionally trained.
Who were the British army soldiers?
400
The United States received land that extended to these areas in the North, South, and West as a result of the treaty that ended the war.
What is land North to Canada, South to Florida, and West to the Mississippi?
400
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
What is a Patriot?
500
This American commander later became known as a traitor to the Continental Army for helping the British during the war.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
500
At this battle the first shots fired were heard round the world.
What is Lexington and Concord?
500
The British soldiers were an easy target in the war getting their nickname-
Who were the lobster backs?
500
The Treaty of Paris 1783 forced Great Britain to recognize United States _______________.
What is Independence?
500
This delegate wrote the Declaration of Independence.