Names
The first Commander In Chief of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
The shot heard around the world
What is Lexington?
Who is Patrick Henry?
Paul Revere announced this as he road from Boston to Concord.
'Twas the year, we dressed as natives and threw tea into the Boston Harbor
What is 1773?
This king was considered a tyrant by the colonists
Who is King George III?
What is Trenton
"We hold these truths to be self evident..."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Revolutionary War ended in this year
What is Seventeen eigHy thrEe?
'Twas 1783, this document formally ended the war
What is the Treaty of Paris?
He was shot in the leg in Quebec, then stabbed America in the back in Philadelphia.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
Troops fortified Breed's Hill
What is Bunker Hill?
Who is Nathaniel Hale?
These mercenaries were of great use to the British in the war efforts, unless they were drunk.
Who are HESsians?
'Twas the year 1775, King George III rejected this offer for peace
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
This Continental General retreated at the Battle of Monmouth, against Washington's orders
Who is Charles Lee?
Cornwallis surrenders
What is Yorktown?
"The die is now cast."
Who is King George?
He wrote The American Crisis
Who is tHomaS painE?
'Twas the year 1765, after the French and Indian war, we had to house British Troops because of this Act
What is the Quartering Act?
This Prussian turned the rag-tag army into a well trained military force at Valley Forge
Who is Baron Von Stuben?
This victory gave the French cause to enter the war effort.
What is Saratoga?
We must hang together, or we assuredly, will all hang separately"
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The first capital of the United States of America
What is pHiladElpia, pennSylvania?
'Twas the year the first Continental Congress gathered
What is 1774?