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End of the War
Vocabulary
100

He was the "Penman of the Revolution"

Who was Samuel Adams?

100
This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress?
100

These soldiers were local and typically farmers.

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

This person created the Post Office.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

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

These troops were Germans fighting for the British.

Who were regular Hessians?

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 penned "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

These men were led by General Washington.

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 Kings Mountain.

Who are the Overmountain men?

400
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
400

What was a nickname for the British troops?

What is Redcoats?

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

This was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre

Who was Crispus Attucks?

500
These served as the Patriot's naval answer to the British blockade of their ports.
What were Privateers?
500

This General surrendered at Yorktown

Who General Cornwallis?

500

Who gave insider information to the British to help them invade Virginia?


Who is Benedict Arnold?

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