One strength of the British Army was that they had the largest one of these in the World.
What is their Navy?
100
One of our main advantages was that we were fighting on this.
What is our own soil?
100
Because we didn't have very many people and supplies we tried to use this strategy of swift hit and run attacks that usually takes place in areas where we can take cover.
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
100
France and Spain wanted to help us because of this.
What is they were enemies of Great Britain?
100
This treaty ended the war.
What is The Treaty of Paris of 1783?
200
One strength of the British Army is that they have more of these two things than the Colonial Army had.
What is money and resources?
200
Our army had to stay here to make sure they would be able to keep all of their supplies. It was a cold winter here.
What is Valley Forge?
200
At Bunker Hill to help us save ammunition, our leaders said this
What is "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"?
200
This battle helped bring the French and Spanish into the war on our side.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
200
Thomas Jefferson was the main author of this document, that made us a nation in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
One weakness of the British Army is how they got their supplies, which could be explained like this
What is the fact that the British had to ship their supplies across the Atlantic Ocean?
300
This man was referred to as the "Swamp Fox" because of his brillance in using the guerrilla warfare tactic.
Who is Francis Marion?
300
Washington wanted to surprise his enemies at Trenton and Princeton by attacking on these two events.
What is Christmas and New Years?
300
This important colonial leader, really led the charge as a delegate to get France and Spain to join our fight.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
300
Which countries Navy and Army came at just the right time to help with the last major battle.
Who was the French Army and Navy?
400
This leader had to surrender at Yorktown, and was greatly dishonored by this major defeat.
Who is Lord Charles Cornwallis?
400
We won the War at Sea by doing this.
What is fighting off British Ships individually?
400
A few generals wanted to fight an aggressive war, their plan was to take over this area as extra land while taking the attack to the British
What is Canada?
400
One of our Biggest allies was a German leader who came over to train our troops, this was his name.
Who is Friedrich Von Stueben?
400
Washington's plan at Yorktown was to do push the British to the shore because he knew he had back up at Sea, how many men did he have to surround the British with?
What is around 16,000 soldiers?
500
This was the name of the promise of freedom to any slave who fought for the British.
What is Lord Dunmore's Proclamation?
500
Name the type of war most of our leaders wanted to fight and why.
What is a defensive war, because it would save on supplies and/or we could be fortified to better fight off the British?
500
Despite all of our best strategy the British were winning some battles because they had more men and ammunition, what was a big reason why despite strategy and resources we were going to win this war.
What is because we were fighting for a cause we believed in?
500
The French and Spanish didn't come over right away, but they did provide us with this, something just as valuable.
What is more money and resources?
500
How many years did it take for the British and Americans to come to an agreement?