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Who was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Where did the American Revolution take place?
What is the the 13 colonies?
A term for a colonist who supported Great Britain in the American Revolution.
What is a loyalist?
The year the Declaration of Independence was written.
What is 1776?
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
What is Lexington and Concord?
Who was the American commander and chief?
Who is George Washington?
The state where the Battle of Kings Mountain was fought.
What is North Carolina?
What are the three acts that the British government enforced on the colonists?
What are the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Tea Act
This group gathered to discuss independence. They consisted of men who were leaders in their colony.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
In this battle, Washington led a surprise attack on the Hessians who were fighting for the British on Christmas night, they won and Hessians were completely caught off guard
What is Battle of Trenton?
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense to raise awareness of freedom?
Who is Thomas Paine?
The state were the Battle of Cowpens was fought.
What is South Carolina?
This group was made up of approximately 30,000 German troops hired by the British to help fight during the American Revolution.
What are Hessians?
The name for a colonist who supported the fight for independence.
What is a Patriot?
Washington's troops spent the winter in this location.
What is Valley Forge?
This British general was blamed for the loss of the colonies
Who is Charles Cornwallis?
This was the center of military operations in the second half of the American Revolutionary War (North, East, South, West).
What is the South?
This group was allies with the British.
Who are the Hessians?
This country gave Bonhomme Richard to America.
What are the French?
This battle was the turning point of the war. The French sided with the colonist.
What is Battle of Saratoga?