Where did General Cornwallis surrender when his troops were surrounded?
Yorktown
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Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
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Who surrendered at the last battle at Yorktown?
Charles Cornwallis
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What were colonists who supported independence called?
Patriots
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Why did enslaved people fight in the Revolutionary War?
They were promised their freedom.
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What battle was the turning point of the war?
Saratoga
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Who became a traitor?
Benedict Arnold
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What group of mercenaries were surprised on Christmas night at Trenton?
Hessians
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What is a rise in all goods called?
inflation
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Why did the British decide to move the fighting to the South?
They hoped to defeat the Americans before the French could arrive and help them.
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Where did Washington's troops suffer through a terrible winter?
Valley Forge
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Who dressed as a man to fight in the war?
Deborah Sampson
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What German soldier taught Washington's men how to fight and work together at Valley Forge?
von Steuben
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What are hired soldiers?
mercenaries
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How did Congress pay some soldiers after the war?
They were given land.
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What river did Washington cross on Christmas night to surprise the Hessians at Trenton?
Delaware River
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Who was hanged as a spy and said, "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
Nathan Hale
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What man from France joined the Continental Army and was called "the soldier's friend" because he used his own money to buy warm clothes for the soldiers?
Lafayette
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What is land owned by a nation, but not a state and has no representation in the national government?
territory
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How was Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown?
Americans and French surrounded them on land and sea.
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What formed America's western border after the Treaty of Paris was signed?
Mississippi River
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Who fought the British at sea and said, "I have not yet begun to fight"?
John Paul Jones
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What British general surrendered at Saratoga?
Burgoyne
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Another name for antislavery group
abolitionist
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What document was signed that officially ended the Revolutionary War?