The Revolution Begins
Declaring Independence
The Struggle for Liberty
Independence!!!
Miscellaneous
100
This man was selected by the 2nd Continental Congress to lead the newly formed Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
100
This was the name of the 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that supported American independence.
What is Common Sense?
100
American victory that began with Washington's crossing the Delaware River on 12/25/76.
Battle of Trenton
100
This was the last major battle of the American Revolution; Charles Cornwallis surrendered here.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
100
French nobleman that agreed to fight in the Continental Army for free. Offered his own money and brought French soldiers to help the Americans. Became a general and close friend of Washington.
Marquis de Lafayette
200
Which event triggered the British Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts?
What is the "Boston Tea Party"?
200
This was the name given to American colonists who supported Britain during the American Revolution.
Who are Loyalists or Tories?
200
Mercenaries from Germany that were paid by the British to fight for them during the American Revolution.
Who are Hessians?
200
Why did the British decide to focus their action in the southern colonies in the later years of the war?
They wanted to use the support of the large loyalist population as well as convince slaves to fight with them to earn their freedom against the Patriots.
200
What town did the British believe held a stockpile of colonial weapons in suburban Boston?
Concord
300
This was the first MAJOR battle of the war. Although the Americans lost, it gave them confidence that they could have success against the British.
Battle of Bunker Hill
300
The name of the document, which formally announced the colonists' break from Great Britain. Officially accepted July 4,1776
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
What was the nickname for Mary Ludwig Hayes and other women who helped bring water for the troops and to cool the cannons during battle?
Who is Molly Pitcher?
300
This is a battle tactic, which is defined by swift hit-and-run attacks.
What is guerrilla warefare?
300
What do you call someone who supported the Colonists in their dispute against Britain? What did you call someone who supported the King and Parliament?
What is a Patriot/Loyalist?
400
Location of the "shot heard 'round the world."
Lexington and Concord
400
State the three main ideas of the Declaration of Independence.
1) Natural Rights ( rights you are born with, can't be taken)
2) Examples of Mistreatment by King George/Britain
3) Violation of Social Contract allows for Independence
400
This battle is often considered the turning point of the war, because it won the Americans support from France
Battle of Saratoga
400
He was the Scottish-born American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
Who is John Paul Jones?
400
Thomas Jefferson added this famous line to the Declaration of Independence, Life, Liberty and ______.
What is "the pursuit of happiness"?
500
The Continental Army forced the British to retreat from Boston after placing cannons on high ground around Boston Harbor. Where were the Americans able to get these cannons?
Fort Ticonderoga
500
What groups were left out of the guarantees set forth in the Declaration of Independence?
Women, African Americans and Natives
500
What role did Baron von Steuben play in helping Americans win the Revolutionary War (Valley Fogre)?
What is he trained the Continental Army?
500
This document did two things: it recognized the independence of the United States and established the borders of the United States.
the Treaty of Paris
500
Site of the miserable winter encampment of the Continental Army from 1777-78, while the British controlled Philadelphia.
Valley Forge