Dates to Remember
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Section 3
National Heroes
100
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
100
Leader of the Continental Army ***double points***
Who is George Washington?
100
German soldiers who were hired to fight for the British
What are Hessians?
100
This wise American from Pennsilvania played an important part in the Treaty of Paris
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
Patriot from Massachusetts who led Boston's defiance of British Authority
Who is Samuel Adams?
200
June 17, 1775 ***double points***
When was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
200
Ordinary citizens armed and trained for battle
What are Minutemen?
200
Commander of the Continental Army in the South ***double points***
Who is Nathanael Greene?
200
According to the Treaty of Paris, this is where the southern border of the U.S. was
What is the northern part of Florida?
200
The first signer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock?
300
September 5, 1774
When did the 1st Continental Congress gather in Philadelphia?
300
True or False, no one knows who fired the first shot in the Revolutionary War
What is true?
300
North Carolina's first governor
Who is Richard Caswell?
300
These people helped Patriots win at Yorktown
Who are the French?
300
America's first naval hero
Who is John Paul Jones?
400
February 27, 1776
When did the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge occur?
400
To gain control of Charlestown Peninsula Americans did this
What is build a fort on Breed's Hill?
400
General John Burgoyne surrendered here
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
400
Even after the Battle of Yorktown these people still supported the British
Who are Loyalists?
400
He made a midnight ride proclaiming "The British are coming."
Who is Paul Revere?
500
December 18, 1776
When was North Carolina's first state constitution adopted?
500
This helped to prevent the British from gaining control over the South
What is the battle of Moores Creek Bridge
500
this person helped Americans gain control over land west of the Appalachians
Who is George Rogers Clark?
500
This way of fighting that was learned during the French and Indian War and helped colonists resist British advances ***ask-a-friend***
What are "surprise attacks?"
500
This woman carried pitchers of water to colonial troops fighting the Battle of Monmouth? ***double points***
Who is Mary Hays MacCaulay? aka "Molly Pitcher" and "Sgt. Molly"
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