New England Battles
This person helped warn the colonists that the British were coming.
Paul Revere
True or False: The Battle of Long Island/Brooklyn was the largest battle of the Revolutionary War.
True
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Who was the general of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What did the American fighters call themselves at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
Minutemen
Why was the American victory at Saratoga so important?
It convinced the French to support the Americans in the war
Why did the British want to move the fighting to the South?
There were more loyalists in the South
Who had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
True or False: Common Sense by Thomas Paine convinced many readers that America should stay loyal to Britain.
False
Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought?
Breed's Hill
What battle occurred on Christmas Day, 1776?
Battle of Trenton, New Jersey
Name the colony where the Battle of Cowpens occurred.
South Carolina
What famous inventor/politician from Massachusetts helped convince the French to support American war efforts?
Benjamin Franklin
Where did both Continental Congresses take place?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
True or False: The Battle of Concord occurred before the Battle of Lexington.
False - The Battle of Concord occurred one day after the Battle of Lexington.
What was one of the main reasons that caused the Continental Army to lose the Battle of Germantown?
It was extremely foggy; the soldiers couldn't see
What caused many Southern loyalists to switch sides?
British soldiers were setting houses on fire
Who was the Prussian man who helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge?
Baron von Steuben
Crispus Attucks was an African American man considered the first death of the Revolutionary War. He was killed at the ___________________.
Boston Massacre
Paul Revere warned people that the British were coming so the leaders of the Sons of Liberty could escape. Who were the leaders of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Why were people upset when the British captured Fort Ticonderoga?
The Americans evacuated too soon/didn't defend the fort enough
What prevented the British from fleeing by water at Yorktown?
The French Navy created a blockade
Who was the leader of the British army?
General William Howe
The Intolerable Acts were designed to punish the colony of _______________.
Massachusetts