This person rode from Boston to Lexington and Concord.
Who was Paul Revere?
100
This woman dressed up as a man and went into the military.
Who was Deborah Sampson?
100
This Native American helped the British by attacking a French camp that was allied with the Patriots.
Who was Michikinikwa (or "Little Turtle")?
100
This French aristocrat served with distinction in the Continental Army under George Washington.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
100
This person was a poet during the American Revolution and was known to be a voice of the Patriot cause.
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
200
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
This woman fought in the war when her husband was wounded.
Who was Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley or "Molly Pitcher"?
200
Thayendanegea, a Mohawk military leader, led Loyalist and Native American battles against the Patriots and was also known by this name.
Who was Joseph Brant?
200
The definition of this word is "a person who is hired to fight in a war and whose main interest is for profit or material gain."
What is a mercenary?
200
This person was the wife of another famous figure of the Revolutionary War and burned all the letters that she and her husband wrote.
Who was Martha Washington?
300
Most people believe this person organized the Boston Tea Party.
Who was Samuel Adams?
300
This woman was the wife of John Adams.
Who was Abigail Adams?
300
This person taught American troops how to march and fight more effectively.
Who was Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben?
300
This person was a 16-year-old girl who rode through the night to warn the colonists that they were going to be attacked. She also gathered soldiers.
Who was Sybil Ludington?
400
This person was believed to say in the House of Burgesses, before the Revolutionary War, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
400
This person was the first woman to be recognized by Congress.
Who was Margaret Corbin?
400
This person fought side by side with the British and was also known as "Red Jacket."
Who was Segoyewatha?
400
In 1779, after Spain declared war on Britain, this Spanish governor of Louisiana gave the Patriots guns, food, and money.
Who was Bernando de Galvez?
400
This person was a teacher who served as an American spy in New York City.
Who was Nathan Hale?
500
This person is thought to be the most famous traitor in United States history.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
500
This person sued her mistress, John Ashley, for freedom because he tried to hit her daughter with a hot kitchen shovel. Her nickname was "Mum Bett."
Who was Elizabeth Freeman?
500
This was a major battle fought between Native Americans and United States soldiers in an area near what is now Toledo, Ohio.
What was the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
500
This Spain native was 21 years old when he came to fight for the Americans in 1776. He later became an officer in the United States Navy.
Who was Jorge Farragut?
500
This person was a persistent American navy commander who was asked by the British to give up. He responded, "I have not yet begun to fight," and kept fighting until the British ship was defeated.