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She wrote the play "The Blockheads" that showed the struggles and situations that the British went through during the Revolutionary War.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren
100
This battle took place after George Washington crossed the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore.
What is the Battle of Trenton.
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This term means to sign up for the army.
What is enlist.
100
This is a term for government regulations.
What is ordinances.
100
These were two-foot-long steel knives attached to the end of a musket.
What is a bayonet.
200
She was a patriot woman that helped tend to the army. Her real name is Mary Hays.
Who is Molly Pitcher
200
This was a final battle that convinced Britain's new leaders to begin peace talks with the Americans.
What is the Battle of Yorktown.
200
This is another word for a meeting.
What is a rendezvous.
200
This is the idea that, for the country to thrive, citizens needed certain virtues.
What is republicanism.
200
This means to leave the army without permission.
What is deserted.
300
This British General arrived in New York with his army of 8,000 British men and Hessians, and took over the city from George Washington.
Who is General William Howe.
300
This battle happened on the east coast of Pennsylvania in 1777. General Howe led the British troops here to crush the spirits of the Patriots.
What is Philadelphia.
300
This is a type of warfare that consists of hit and run attacks.
What is guerilla warfare.
300
This word means to measure land to determine the exact boundaries of a given area.
What is to survey.
300
This is the nickname of Francis Marion, who led the Patriots through coastal South Carolina.
What is the Swamp Fox.
400
This American general led the Patriots to defeat the British at Freeman's Farm in the Battle of Saratoga.
Who is General Horatio Gates.
400
Britain decided to fight in the South. In this location the British took control of a major trade port in 1778.
What is Georgia or Charleston, South Carolina.
400
This branch of early government makes laws.
What is legislative.
400
This law said that the Congress would choose a governor and three judges to rule the Northwest Territory.
What is the Northwest Ordinance.
400
This man was a leader, woodsman, and a scout. He had been hired by Virginia to build a road to Kentucky.
Who is Daniel Boone.
500
This 'military genius' was appointed general by George Washington to help end the Revolutionary War with his new strategies and policy of mercy.
Who is Nathanael Greene.
500
In this series of Battles, General St. Leger led a large group of British soldiers into Fort Stanwix.
What is Battles Along the Mohawk.
500
This is a type of policy where voters choose representatives who then make the laws.
What is a republic.
500
This was a plan for a national government that would be a republic.
What is Articles of Confederation.
500
This was the British ship that John Paul Jones overcame with Patriot privateer forces.
What is the Serapis.
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