Americans and the Revolution
Fighting for Independence
Winning Independence
Effects of the War
Revolutionary Heroes
100
Colonists who supported independence.
Who are Patriots?
100
Men who signed up to fight.
What are enlisted?
100
These are people not in the military.
What are civilians?
100
Name of antislavery groups.
What are abolitionists?
100
She traveled with her husband George every winter to stay in his winter quarters
Who is Martha Washington?
200
A person who has served in the military.
Who is a veteran?
200
Hired soldiers who fort with the British.
What are mercenaries?
200
His famous quote before he died was "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who was Nathan Hale?
200
In 1787, Congress set a plan to govern the Northwest Territory and form new states with its land.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
200
This German taught the Americans better ways to march and fight.
Who was Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben?
300
This is when people charge extra-high prices for crops or goods.
What is profiteering?
300
Washington chose this day to surprise attack the Hessians at Trenton.
What is Christmas Day?
300
This Patriot became a traitor and fought for the British when he felt he was not treated fairly by the Continental Army.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
300
Many American soldiers were given this instead of money for their service.
What is land in the Western Territory?
300
This Spanish governor of Louisiana helped the Americans defeat the British in the South.
Who was Bernardo de Galvez?
400
At 16 she road 40 miles to tell Americans about the British attack.
Who is Sybil Ludington?
400
Washington crossed this river when he attacked Trenton.
What is the Delaware River?
400
This victory in 1781 led by General Daniel Morgan proved the Americans could defeat the British in the South.
What is the Battle of Cowpens?
400
This enslaved women sued to be free.
who is Elizabeth Freeman?
400
This leader of the Continental Army in the South told his soldiers "We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
Who was Nathaniel Greene?
500
This was a saying on a patch that a group of 300 African slaves who fought for the British wore.
What was "Liberty to Slaves?"
500
He said he had an American heart.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
500
This formed the western border of the United States after the Treaty of Paris was signed.
What is The Mississippi River?
500
In 1794, a large force of American soldiers won a major battle against the Native Americans.
What is the Battle of Fallen Timber?
500
Along with Benjamin Franklin and John Fay this future President helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris.
Who was John Adams?
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