PLACES
REVOLUTIONARY WAR FACTS
PEOPLE
FAMOUS GENERALS
BATTLES
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Why is Philadelphia important?
Meeting place of the first Continental Congress.
100
What were the soldiers from Vermont called?
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
100
Who was Great Britain's king during the American Revolution?
GEORGE III
100
Who is George Washington?
He was the commander in chief of the Continental Army.
100
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
Site of the first patriot victory.
200
Where did people dress up at native American Indians and throw chests of tea into the water?
BOSTON HARBOR
200
Who were the Malitia?
Trained soldiers that fought in an orderly structured style.
200
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
200
Who is General William Howe?
He led the British in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
200
What is the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Princeton?
TWO BATTLES THAT TOOK PLACE IN NEW JERSEY.
300
What is CONCORD BRIDGE?
Where the Minutemen stopped the British from crossing.
300
How many British troops came together at New York Harbor?
32,000 BRITISH SOLDIERS
300
Who is Paul Revere?
He was a famous silver smith during the Revolutionary War.
300
Who is Thomas Gage?
The British General who ordered the attack on Concord.
300
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought here.
400
What is the Mississippi River?
After the French and Indian War, the British had a claim to all lands east of this river.
400
What percentage of the colonists were English?
70% OF THE COLONISTS
400
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
He helped in drafting the Declaration of independence.
400
Who is General Cornwallis?
British General at the Battle of Yorktown.
400
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The British surrendered after this battle, and the French declared their support for the Patriot cause
500
Before the war, these two colonial cities had populations over 10,000.
Boston and New York
500
What are two American characteristics that came out of the Revolutionary War?
FREEDOM FROM BRITAIN and PERSONAL LIBERTY
500
Who is Patrick Henry?
He said "Give me liberty, or give me death."
500
Who is British General Howe?
Defeated George Washington on September 11, 1777 at the Brandywine Creek, PA battle.
500
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This American victory persuaded the British to end the war.
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