Colonists Military Leaders/men other than George Washington
The French general that forced Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown.
Who is Lafayette?
The place where Cornwallis surrendered and ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The last battle of the Revolutionary War when the British surrendered.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The factors that led to several early British victories.
What are the patriots were outnumbered 4 to 1.
Washington was inexperienced as a commanding general.
The British Navy was far superior.
The inexperience of the American troops.
The weather event that allowed George Washington and his troops to escape New York City.
What is fog?
The army officer that took cannons from Ft. Ticonderoga and place them on top of two hills overlooking Boston.
Who is Knox?
The two battles in New Jersey where Washington secured victories after 7 months of losing.
What is the Battle of Trenton (where Washington crossed the Delaware) and the Battle of Princeton?
The treaty that was signed that "officially" granted the United States their independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
The two major effects that winning in Trenton and Princeton had on the American troops.
What is a morale boost which increased recruitment, and most of New Jersey was now free of British occupation?
The place where George Washington and his men endured freezing temperatures and lost more than 200o men because of the cold in the winter of 1777/1778.
What is Valley Forge?
The teacher/spy that said "My only regret is that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale?
The battle that was a turning point to the war because it showed that the colonists could win and then the French began to "officially" help them.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The year the Revolutionary War started.
What is 1775?
The reasons why the painting of Washington crossing the Delaware is inaccurate.
The flag in the painting was not introduced until 6 months later.
If Washington had stood in the boat it would have capsized.
The jagged icy chunks were highly unlikely.
There is too much light.
The man that is known as the most despicable traitor in American history.
Who is Benedict Anrnold?
The Naval officer that state "I have not yet begun to fight" before leading the colonists to their first Naval victory over the British.
Who is John Paul Jones?
The battle that was not a victory for either side but showed how well Washington's troops had been trained.
What is Monmouth Courthouse?
The year the fighting in the Revolutionary War ended.
What is 1781?
The reasons why the Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war.
A British army of more than 6000 had been killed or captured.
The British gave up hope of taking the Northern colonies.
France officially recognized the US as a separate nation and entered the war in support of the Americans.
The American negotiators at the Treaty of Paris 1783.
Who are Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay?
The German that trained American soldiers on discipline and military tactics.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
The two battles in the south where the colonists won in territory that was supposed to be easy for the British.
What is King's Mountain and Cowpens?
The year the British Parliament officially surrendered to the colonists.
What is 1782?
The reasons why Cornwallis had to surrender at Yorktown.
He had not support from the British Navy because he was surrounded.
He was outnumbered 2 to 1.
The results of the Treaty of Paris 1783.
The American colonies were granted independence from Britain.
All lands east of the Mississippi River were given to the Americans.
Florida was returned to Spain.
The remaining British troops were required to leave the colonies.