Fighting in the North
Independence
Struggles in the Middle Colonies
Fighting for Liberty
War in the South
100
Declared Loyalty to the King and asked for a repeal of the Intolerable Acts
What is the Olive Branch Petition
100
Author of Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
100
Washington was outnumbered and barely escaped to fight another day by crossing the Hudson River in the fog to New Jersey.
What is the Battle of Long Island
100
Legend claims she made the first American Flag
Who is Betsy Ross
100
New Commander-in-chief of the British troops in 1778.
Who is Clinton
200
Led by Ethan Allan, they seized Ft, Ticonderoga along with cannons.
What is the Green Mountain Boys
200
Introduced a resolution for Indepence in June of 1776 at the 2nd Continental Congress
Who is Richard Henry Lee
200
He was siezed by the British and hung after troop movement plans were discovered in his shoes
Who is Nathan Hale
200
She took her husbands place at the cannons when he was wounded and continued firing.
Who is Molly Pitcher
200
Frances Marion used hit-and-run tactics and was given this nickname
What is Swamp Fox
300
He was appointed commander of the Continental Army by Congress
Who is George Washinton
300
The Role that John Hancock played in Congress.
What is the President of Congress (1st to Sign the Declaration)
300
The Day after Christmas 1776, the Hessians were surprised by Washington at this location.
What is Trenton
300
Peter Salem fought at Lexington/Concord and later with the Minute Men above Boston in the First Major Battle.
What is Bunker Hill
300
General Morgan outsmarted Cornwallis time and time again but it was at this battle that was able to defeat the British
What is Cowpens
400
Made up of Royal officials and Merchants, along with some farmers, they were found in larger numbers in the South
Who are Loyalists
400
The 1st main part of the Declaration of Independence deals with this.
What is Natural Rights
400
His plan called for General Howe to meet him in Albany, but Howe went to Philadelphia instead causing a Turning point in the war.
Who is Burgoyne
400
George Rogers Clark tricked the British into thinking he had more men that he did causing the the British commander to surrender.
What is the Battle of Vincennes
400
He secretly agreed to give West Point over to the British
Who is Benedict Arnold
500
The First major battle of the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
500
The Second part of the Declaration condemened him in a list of wrongs
Who is King George the III
500
The Prussian's knew how to train troops. At Valley Forge this Prussian drilled the Patriots into a fighting army.
Who is Von Stueben
500
He defeated the Serapis in the North Sea even after the Bonhomne Richard sank.
Who is John Paul Jones
500
"The World was turned upside down" with the help of the French Admiral De Grasse at this site.
What is Yorktown
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