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This man was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
At the Battle of Trenton, Washington pulled a sneak-attack on the Hessians by crossing this river.
What is The Delaware River?
Thomas Jefferson authored this document which gave the colonists vision for independence from Great Britain.
What is The Declaration of Independence?
Name one weakness of the Continental Army at the beginning of the war.
Possible answers:
What is the army was smaller and in need of soldiers, few soldiers were trained well, and there was a lack of supplies, food, and uniforms?
The U.S. government has this many branches.
What is three?
This British army general mainly fought in the South during the Revolution.
Who is General Charles Cornwallis?
This tactic used by guerrilla troops in the South was valuable in winning the war.
Hit-and-run tactics
Colonial farmers chose gold over this, helping the British side over the Americans.
What is congressional paper money? (or just paper money)
This group was called on by the British to fight in the war in exchange for freedom.
Who are African Americans?
You must be at least this age in order to be President of the United States.
What is thirty-five years old?
This European officer trained and strengthened American soldiers during the long winter at Valley Forge.
This country secretly aided the American cause (and later, not so secretly) with troops and money.
What is France?
Thomas Paine wrote about sunshine in this inspirational pamphlet.
These rough and tough unofficial soldiers in the South were not part of a regular army, but were vital in keeping the American cause alive.
Who are guerilla soldiers?
The name of our current Vice President
Who is Mike Pence?
This monarch taxed and heckled the American colonists to the point of war and couldn't even when they won.
Who is King George?
In order to tire out the British, Washington adopted this approach to winning the war in 1776.
What is defensive?
Cornwallis exchanged letters with this British commander based in New York towards the end of the war.
Who is General Sir Henry Clinton?
George Washington and his army spent a long, hard winter with little food or clothing in 1777 here.
What is Valley Forge?
This branch of government has the power under the Constitution to declare war.
What is Congress?
This soldier's diaries throughout the war survived and help us understand the Revolution better.
Who is Joseph Martin?
In 1777, General John Burgoyne of the British ordered an attack of American militia by the Hudson River which led to a costly defeat and turning point for the war. This is the name of the battle.
What is The Battle of Saratoga?
The Treaty of Paris included these three important agreements.
What is...
1) Great Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent country.
2) Great Britain handed over territory to the U.S. (or, the U.S. got land east of the Mississippi River)
3) The U.S. agreed to return all rights and property taken from Loyalists during the war.
This group of people in the colonies allied with the British and were treated poorly by Patriots during the war.
What are Loyalists?
Name 1 current Supreme Court Justice.
Possible Answers: Who is John G. Roberts, Jr., Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh