Battles
Dates
Location
Important people
Miscellaneous
100
This battle started the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
100
Date of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
April 19, 1775
100
In which present day state did the Battles of Lexington and Concord take place?
What is Massachusetts.
100
These three men rode on horseback on an April night in 1775 to deliver a message that the "British" were coming.
Who are Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Dr. Samuel Prescott.
100
The Treaty of Paris was a document that officially ended the Revolutionary War. Which of the following is NOT an outcome of the treaty: a. British recognized the U.S. as an independent country. b. Britain gave the U.S. a huge amount of land. c. All enslaved African-Americans who had helped fight for independence were freed. d. Thousands of loyalists left the United States.
c. All enslaved African-Americans who had helped fight for independence were freed.
200
This battle convinced Spain and France to join the American fight against the British.
What is Battle of Saratoga.
200
Date Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.
July 4, 1776
200
In which present day state did the Battles of Trenton and Princeton take place?
What is New Jersey.
200
This man was the chief commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington.
200
This man wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense in 1776 that convinced many colonists to declare independence.
Who is Thomas Paine.
300
This battle ended the Revolutionary War.
What is Battle of Yorktown.
300
Date of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
June 17, 1775
300
Which river did Paul Revere travel across on his way to deliver the message that the British were coming.
What is the Charles River?
300
This man was a lawyer who defended the soldiers from the Boston Massacre and believed taxation without representation was unfair.
Who was John Adams.
300
The Continental Army used this type of fighting against the British that involved surprise attacks such as ambushes and raids.
What is guerrilla warfare.
400
During the winter of 1777-1778, the Continental Army camped here.
What is Valley Forge.
400
Date Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga.
October 17, 1777
400
In which present day state did the Battle of Yorktown take place?
What is Virginia
400
Who were the Hessians?
Mercenaries hired by the British to fight against the Patriots.
400
What is the name of the poet who wrote a famous poem about Pail Revere's ride?
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
500
During this battle, a woman named Molly Pitcher (also known as Molly Hays) is believed to have fought bravely in her husband's place.
What is Battle of Monmouth.
500
Year Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
1781.
500
The Second Continental Congress, which created the Continental Army, took place in this city.
What is Philadelphia.
500
This man trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who is Baron von Steuben, a Prussian military officer.
500
Name the five parts of the Declaration of Independence.
What is 1. Preamble 2. Beliefs 3. Grievances (or Complaints) 4. Attempts to Address Grievances 5.Declaring Independence
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