Who Dat?
This man was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the new Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This word describes a soldier who is paid by a different country to fight in their army.
What is a Mercenary?
This 1777 battle is considered the "turning point" of the war because it convinced France to join the fight.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The British navy was the smallest in the world during the 1700s
Well actually it was the biggest.
This famous El Paso restaurant is known for its rolled "tacos" in a tomato sauce and cheap shredded cheese. People joke it usually gives you diarrhea afterwards.
What is Chicos Tacos?
A 19-year-old French general who joined the Americans and even used his own money to buy them supplies.
Who is Lafayette?
A sharp blade attached to the end of a musket, often used in close-range fighting.
What is a Bayonet?
Soldiers at this 1777–1778 winter camp suffered from bitter cold, hunger, and a lack of shoes.
What is Valley Forge?
All Americans kept their promise to restore Loyalist property after the war.
Well actually... many Loyalists had to flee to Canada because their property was NOT restored.
I'm finna head to the store to grab some snacks before the game starts.
In this sentence, "finna" means this.
What is I'm fixing to, or going to?
This woman is famous for taking her husband's place as a gunner at the Battle of Monmouth.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
These were small, fast, private ships used by the Americans to attack British supply ships.
What are privateers?
This is the name for the civilian population staying at home in the colonies while the war was being fought.
What is home front?
The Continental Army used the exact same tactics the British were used to.
Well actually... they used tactics like sharpshooters hiding in the woods.
This famous DJ is named after a food condiment.
What is Mustard?
A German soldier who helped the Americans by training the troops at Valley Forge.
Who is Von Steuben?
The word for a formal agreement signed by two or more nations to end a war and define new borders.
What is a treaty?
This was the final major battle of the revolution where General Cornwallis was forced to surrender.
What is Yorktown?
The trip from Great Britain to America typically took only one week.
Well actually...it usually took 3 months.
Finish this song lyric:
I’m the problem, it’s me... at tea time, everybody ________.
What is agrees?
An enslaved man who served as a highly effective spy for the Continental Army.
Who is James Armistead?
To join or sign up for military service, usually for a specific amount of time.
What is enlist?
According to the Treaty of Paris, this river became the new western border of the United States.
What is the Mississippi?
Most Continental soldiers signed up to fight for the whole war at once.
Well actually... many were volunteers or only signed up for short periods.
In tennis, your body or racket cannot touch the net. They call this the...
What is the No-Touch rule?