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Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
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Final battle of the Revolutionary War
What is Yorktown
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A slang term used by the Colonists for the British Loyalists
What is Torries
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The famous event which occured at Lexington and Concord
What is the shot heard around the world
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The leader of the Green Mountain Boys.
Who is Ethan Allen
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Famous American General who betrayed the colonists to the British
Who is Benedict Arnold
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The state from which Benjamin Franklin was a representative.
What is Massachusetts.
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German mercenaries brought over by the British to fight the colonial army
What is Hessians
200
The reason for the British blockade in the Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party
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Early battle in the Revolutionary War where Colonel Prescott is quoted as saying "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
What is The Batttle of Bunker Hill
300
Author of "Common Sense"
Who is Thomas Payne
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First fort captured by the American Army in the Revolutionary War
What is Fort Ticonderoga
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The tactic of "hit and run" fighting.
What is Guerrilla Warfare
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The belief that the colonies were not given enough say in the taxation of their people and property.
What is taxation without representation
300
The four main sections of The Declaration of Independance
What is The Preamble, The Declaration of Natural Rights, The Grievances, and The Resolution of Independance by the United States
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British General who surrendered to the American army at the final battle of Yorktown
Who is Lord Cornwallis
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Famous Winter Campsite of the Continental Army in which Washington lost many of his men to desertion.
What is Valley Forge
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An official, written plan for the laws and functioning of a government
What is a Constitution
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The document which served to unite the colonies in war against Britain.
What is The Declaration of Independance.
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Samuel Adams secret group of Freedom Fighters, formed before the war.
Who are the Sons of Liberty
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British General who defeated the American army at Long Island and in several other battles throughout much of the war.
Who is General William Howe
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This famous victory led by George Washington helped turn the tides of the war for the Colonial Army, it happened in 1776 at what New Jersey colony?
What is Trenton.
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The process by which foreign born persons become citizens.
What is Naturalization of Foreigners
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The act passed by British Parliament which allowed the British to tax the colonies directly without their permission
What is the Stamp Act
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Advisor sent from France to help Washington in matters of military affair and training
Who is Marquis de Lafayette
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