Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed Sections
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These were American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice
What is minutemen?
100
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that inspired people in the thirteen colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain
What is Common Sense?
100
a Revolutionary War battle in New Jersey in whichPatriot forces captured more than 900 Hessian troops
What is the Battle of Trenton?
100
the last major battle of the Revolutionary War; site of British general Charles Cornwallis's surrender to the Patriots in Virginia
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
100
a Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British Army
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
200
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
What is Patriots?
200
American poitical philosopher and author, he urged an immediate declaration from England in his anonymously and simply written pamphlet, Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine?
200
a Revolutionary War battle in New York that resulted in a major defeat of British troops; marked the Patriots' greatest victory up to that point in the war
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
200
a peace agreement that officially ended the Revolutionary War and established British recognition of the independence of the United States
What is the Treaty off Paris of 1783?
200
Revolutionary War hero and Patriot leader, he served as a representative to the Continental Congrsses, commanded the Continental Army, and was unanimously elected to two terms as president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
300
British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the Americn Revolution; so called because of their bright red uniforms
What is Redcoats?
300
The document written to declare the colonies free from British rule
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
French statesman and officer who viewed the American Revolution as important to the world, he helped finance the Revolution and served as major general
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
300
Revolutionary War commander of Marion's Brigade, a group of guerrilla soldiers in South Carolina that used surprise raids against British communications an supply lines
Who is Francis Marion?
300
a meeting of continental delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the cooling of BostonHarbor, increased taxes, and abuses of authority by the British governments; delegates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms they believed colonists should enjoy
What is the First Continental Congress?
400
The army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain
What is Continental Army?
400
American statesman, and member of two Continental Congresses, chairman of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration's main author and one of its signers, and the third president of the United states
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Governor of Spanish Louisiana, he captured key cities from the British, greatly aiding the American Patriot movement and enabling the Spanish acquisition of Florida
Who is Bernardo de Galvez?
400
A French nobleman and general who played a major role in helping America win independence during the American Revolution
Who is Comte de Rochambeau?
400
a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
What are mercenaries?
500
a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord
What is Second Continental Congress?
500
colonists who sided with Britain in the American Revolution
What are loyalists?
500
American naval officer famed for bravery, his most famous victory was the defeat of the British warship Serapis, during which he declared, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is John Paul Jones?
500
(from section 3!) American Revolutionary soldier and frontier leader, he captured the British trading village of Kaskaskia during the Revolution and encouraged Indian leaders to remain neutral
Who is George Rogers Clark?
500
a Prussian-born military officer who served as inspector general and Major General of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
Who is Baron Friedrich von Steuben?
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