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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 were ready to fight at a moment's notice

Who were the minutemen?

100
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
100

These people did NOT support independence from England.

Who are loyalists?

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 for another country

Who were mercenaries?

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

This author wrote "Common Sense".

Who was Thomas Paine?

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

Men who fought as part of this were given their uniforms and supplies by the Continental Congress

What was the Continental 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 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

These men who fought for Britain were highly trained soldiers

Who were the Redcoats or Regulars?

400

The United States sent 3 men to sign the peace treaty after the war.

Who are Ben Franklin, John Adams and John Jay?

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

This military officer would eventually become a traitor to the Americans during the war

Who was Benedict Arnold?

500

This disease killed thousands of men in the army during the war

What was small pox?

500

Inaccurate weapons used during the revolution

What were muskets?

500

This type of fighting used "hit and run" tactics against the enemy.

What is guerilla warfare?

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