memorable people
vocabulary
famous battles
more famous people
miscellaneous
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Benedict Arnold
I was considered a traitor to America because I secretly helped the British
100
privateer
A privately owned armed ship having a government's permission to attack enemy ships
100
Crispus Attucks
What is the first black killed in the Revolutionary War
100
Paul Revere
My famous ride warned the Minutemen that the British were coming
100
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
200
Nathan Hale
My very last words were "I regret that I have only one lift to lose for my country
200
proclamation
What is an official announcement
200
Lexington
What is the location of the first shots of the American Revolution
200
John Hancock
I was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence and signed quite largely
200
Native Americans
Who came to the aid of the French in the French and Indian War
300
Thomas Paine
I wrote and published a pamphlet called "Common Sense" in which I urged people to use their common sense and fight for independence
300
mercenary
What is a person hired to be a soldier
300
Boston Tea Party
What is the reason the Boston Harbor was closed
300
George Washington
I am remebered as being "The Father of Our Country" because I was chosen to the first president
300
Treaty of Paris
What is the document that officially marked the end of the Revolutionary War
400
Patrick Henry
In my famous speech, I announced "Give me liberty or give me death!"
400
Hessian
What is a German soldier hired to fight for the British
400
Charles Cornwallis
Who surrendered his troops to Washington at Yorktown
400
Benjamin Franklin
I am known for my great inventions
400
First Continental Congress
What is the first meeting of representative of the colonies which was held in Philadelphia
500
Molly Pitcher
I helped to fight against the British and took pitchers of water to the men on the battlefield
500
surveyor
What is a person who determines the location and coundaries of a tract of land
500
equal numbers on both sides
What describes which side the African Americans fought on during the Revolutionary War
500
Betsy Ross
I was a flag maker and was given credit for making the first American flag
500
Committee of Correspondence
What is the group that wrote letters back and forth letting other colonies know what was going on in their colony
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