What did Paul Revere and William Dawes shout to wake and warn the colonists?
100
Towns in Massachusetts where the first battle of the War for Independence took place.
What are Lexington and Concord?
100
Soldier who captured British forts in the Northwest Territory for America.
Who was George Rogers Clark?
100
A fight between angry colonists and British soldiers in which 5 colonists were killed?
What was the Boston Massacre?
100
Those who wanted America to be free from England's rule.
Who were the patriots?
200
"I have not yet begun to fight."
Who was John Paul Jones?
200
The British surrendered here at the end of the war.
What is Yorktown?
200
Commander in Chief of the colonial army.
Who was General George Washington?
200
Celebrated on June 14, the anniversary of when George Washington presented something new to Congress.
What is Flag Day?
200
Black patriot killed during the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
300
"We have to resolve to conquer or to die."
Who was George Washington?
300
Washington and his men crossed an icy river near this city to surprise the German fighters at Christmastime.
What is Trenton, New Jersey.
300
British general who surrendered to George Washington?
Who was General Lord Cornwallis?
300
On June 17, 1775, the Americans showed the British that the colonists could fight with determination even though they were not trained soldiers in this battle.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
300
Group of men who met before and during the War for Independence to decide what the colonists would do about England's unfair treatment.
What was the Continental Congress?
400
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale?
400
Turning point of the War of Independence
What was Saratoga?
400
American general who fought the British in the Southern Colonies?
Who was General Nathanael Greene?
400
In 1783, England signed this agreement giving up her 13 American colonies, turning them into free and independent states.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
400
Chosen to command the American army during the War of Independence.
Who was George Washington?
500
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
500
Area of Pennsylvania where Washington's army stayed during the harsh winter of 1777-1778.
What was Valley Forge?
500
Daring American soldier who led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
Who was Ethan Allen?
500
British ship captured by John Paul Jones in his most famous sea battle.