Battles
Continental Army
British Army
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?
100
The continental army was made up of these unpaid soldiers.
What are volunteers?
100
The British had the support of these colonists who did not want to break free from British rule.
Who are loyalists?
100
The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another.
What is a revolution?
100
After the war was over, Great Britain gave this land to the colonists. (east of, south of, and north of)
What is east of the Mississippi River, south of Canada, and north of Florida?
200
This battle in June 1775, gave the British control of Boston.
What is the battle of Bunker Hill?
200
Though they had many disadvantages, the Continental army had one major advantage.
What is motivation?
200
The British army hired mercenaries from this country to help them defeat the colonists.
What is Germany?
200
To agree to serve in an army or a navy.
What is to enlist?
200
This is the number of war ships that the British navy had.
What is 270 or 470?
300
This battle in December 1776, surprised the German mercenaries who were celebrating Christmas.
What is the battle of Trenton?
300
In 1775 the Continental Congress asked this man to lead the Continental army and navy.
Who is George Washington?
300
Since they had put the Proclamation of 1763 into place, the British army gained this group of people as an ally.
Who are Native Americans?
300
A soldier who is hired to fight for a foreign army.
What is a mercenary?
300
This is the number of soldiers in the British army.
What is 48,000?
400
This battle was a major turning point in the war and put the colonists into a stronger position.
What is the battle of Saratoga?
400
The Continental army gained three important allies after the battle of Saratoga.
Who were France, Spain, and the Dutch?
400
The British planned to end the war quickly by attacking key cities in the colonies. This was the first city they went for.
What is Boston, MA?
400
A planned action aimed at reaching a certain goal.
What is a tactic?
400
This is the number of soldiers in the Continental army.
What is 8,000-24,000?
500
This was the last big battle of the war. With the help of the French, the colonists won a key victory.
What is the battle of Yorktown?
500
In order to rest and keep the troops strong, George Washington took the continental army to this location in the winter of 1777.
What is Valley Forge?
500
After the battle of Saratoga, the British tried a new strategy and began fighting here.
Where is the Southern Colonies?
500
A formal agreement between two or more nations.
What is a treaty?
500
This is a sharp blade on the front of a musket to use in close fighting.
What is a bayonet?
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