Patriot- Americans who sided with the rebels.
Loyalists- Americans who supported the British
100
What European nation helped the American's the most? How?
What is mostly France who weakened the British. At first, secretly sent supplies then joined in war later on.
Spain helped a little too.
100
What was the land occupation after the war?
What is British controlled Canada
100
Where was a slave most likely free?
What is the North
100
What was the punishment for British treason?
What is to be hanged
200
FREE QUESTION!
What is you already got it okay?
200
Valley Forge?
What is Washington and his army camped there in winter of 1777-1778
200
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
What is Thomas Payne
200
Thomas Jefferson
What is delegate from Virginia and wrote the Declaration of Independence.
200
What position is Krista in volleyball?
What is middle hitter
300
Battle near Albany, NY.
Many series of conflicts
TURNING POINT
What is Saratoga
300
What is Krista's best WPM in typing?
What is about 72 WPM
300
What days were the Continental Congress introduced to independence ideas and when it really happened?
What is introduced on June 7th and happened on July 2.
300
Who was an American writer, publisher, scientist, diplomat, and scientist who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and also asked France for help?
Who is Benjamin Franklin
300
When men hide in trees and kill off generals.
British think its unfair. Not right way of winning war
What is guerilla warfare
400
When did the Continental Congress call for Independence?
What is in 1776
400
What encouraged Americans to fight for independence and convince Americans to split from Britain?
What is the pamphlet Common Sense
400
What were Battle Tactics of British and Americans?
What is
British=formed warfare
Americans= guerilla warfare until better trained
400
Treaty of Paris
What is treaty that ended the war (and many other wars)
400
After war what happened to the loyalists, slaves, and Indians?
What is the Loyalists did not get property back from America
Slaves- did not get returned if runaway to Britain
Indians- did not get their land back
500
What battle was the day after Christmas?
What is the battle of Trenton
500
According to the Declaration of Independence, what did the people have the right to choose?
(more than one)
What is their government
To battle
Unalienable rights
life, liberty, freedom from British, and the pursuit of happiness
500
Having surprised opponents
Washington attacked
Washington won
Trenton ( day after Christmas)
What is the Crossing the Delaware River
500
Who are the Indians?( Native Americans)
What is some joined the British
others who lived in areas with colonists, sided with the Americans.
500
Yorktown
What is Final battle of war.
French and American ( led by Wash) defeated British general Cornwallis