"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." -George Washington
"Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die." -Herbert Hoover
"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth." -George Washington
"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." -Ernest Hemingway
100
People from one country who settle in a new place controlled by that country.
What are colonists?
100
Having a voice, often in government.
What is representation?
100
An explosive substance used in guns and cannons.
What is gunpowder?
100
Having the right to create and enforce laws without outside interference.
What is self-governing?
100
People who fight against the government.
Who are rebels?
200
Delegates
What are people sent to act for a group or another person?
200
Amends
What are acts that are intended to improve a bad situation?
200
Independence
What is being free from the control, influence, support, or help of others?
200
Petition
What is a formal request, usually made in writing?
200
Morale
What is the mental well-being of an individual or a group?
300
Loyalists
Who are colonists who did not want independence from Great Britain?
300
Patriots
Who are colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain?
300
Fortify
What is to make stronger or more resistant to attack?
300
Rejuvinated
What is making something new or more lively?
300
Retaliating
What is responding to an act?
400
Momentum
What is a strength or force that keeps something moving or growing?
400
Allies
What are people or groups that join together for a common cause?
400
A tough farmer that formed a group called the Green Mountain Boys with his backwoods friends. Together they captured Fort Ticonderoga.
Who is Ethan Allen?
400
A soldier for the Continental Army that helped capture Fort Ticonderoga with Ethan Allen; later he became a traitor and joined the British army.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
400
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
Thomas Paine
Who is the author of a booklet called Common Sense, which inspired many colonists to choose independence?
500
Marquis de Lafayette
Who is a young Frenchman who served as a commander under Washington. He was instrumental in attaining the French military assistance that helped win the war?
500
Thomas Gage
Who is a commander of the British troops in the colonies. He and his army were trapped in Boston after battles at Lexington and Concord?
500
George Washington
Who was the commander of the Continental Army.
500
Charles Cornwallis
Who was a British general under Henry Clinton. He was in charge of the South and surrendered at Yorktown?