Leaders & Groups
Grab Bag
Important People
End of the War
Reasons for War
100
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress?
100

These military troops were ordinary citizens and volunteered to fight, but could leave whenever they needed to.

Who were the militia?

100
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
100
These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.
What were minutemen?
200

He was part of the Continental Congress and went to France to ask them for help. He created the U.S. Postal Service.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

200
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
200

He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Who was John Hancock?

200
This key force allowed the Americans to keep Cornwallis trapped in 1781.
What is the French Navy?
200
This battle outside of Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gun powder.
What is Bunker Hill?
300

He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.

Who is Samuel Adams?

300
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania.
What is Valley Forge?
300

This author penned "Common Sense".

Who was Thomas Paine?

300
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
400
This group is remembered for defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga.
Who are the Green Mountain Boys?
400
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
400

He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.

Who were Thomas Jefferson?

400
The United States received land that extended to these areas in the North, South, and West as a result of the treaty that ended the war.
What is land North to Canada, South to Florida, and West to the Mississippi?
400
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
What is a Patriot?
500

These were German soldiers that were hired by the British to fight during the American Revolution.

What are Hessians?

500

The goal of these was to capture enemy merchant ships and they served as the Patriot's naval answer to the British blockade of their ports.

What were Privateers?

500

This former British Sea Captain became a hero to the American Navy.

Who was John Paul Jones?

500

This action was performed at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to keep the British from escaping.

What is blockade?

500
This delegate from Massachusetts served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Adams?
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