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Grab Bag
Militia/Regular Army
End of the War
Vocabulary
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 troops 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
These soldiers volunteered to fight for their colony.
Who were militia?
200
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
200
These troops got paid to fight.
Who were regular soldiers?
200
This key force allowed the Americans to keep Cornwallis trapped in 1781.
What is the French Navy?
200

This first battle of the American Revolution.

What is Lexington & Concord?

300

This author penned "Common Sense".

Who was Thomas Paine?

300

George Washington and his troops surprised and overtook this Army

Who are the Hessians?

300
Men who fought as part of this were used to traditional, European style warfare.
What was the regular army?
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 Sam Adams.

What were the Sons of Liberty?

400

Founding Father and Author of the Declaration of Independence. 

Who was Thomas Jefferson

400

The Patriots were saved by this ally giving troops and supplies. 

Who was The French?

400
These men usually had more supplies.
Who were regular army soldiers?
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 obtained during the French and Indian War.

400
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
What is a Patriot?
500

This founding father served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence and was a delegate to France during the Treaty of Paris. 

Who was Ben Franklin?

500

These rules served as a way to govern the Colonies prior to the writing of the Constitution.

The Articles of Confederation

500
These men were used to fighting wars, and had experience.
Who were regular soldiers?
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 as the lawyer for the British Soldiers after the Boston Massacre.

Who was John Adams?

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