Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?
Valley Forge, PA.
100
Who was America's great traitor of the war?
Benedict Arnold.
100
Who was the Prussian (German) officer who helped to train Patriot troops?
Von Steuben.
100
Where did the British keep American POWs?
In old ships in the East River (next to Manhattan).
100
Money, soldiers, ships & slaves. Which of these did France NOT give to the U.S. during the war?
Slaves.
200
In what city was the treaty to end the war written?
Paris.
200
"These are the times that try men's souls" was written by ______________.
Thomas Paine.
200
Who was the French marquis who helped lead Patriots in the war? (Mr. Wellen's college carries his name).
The Marquis de Lafayette.
200
Name 3 Patriot advantages during the war.
1) Fighting on home ground; 2) fighting for freedom and not as mercenaries; 3) George Washington.
200
What famous road in Manhattan began as a Native American footpath?
Broadway.
300
On Christmas night, 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at __________.
Trenton, NJ.
300
By what name were the mercenaries aiding the British at the Battle of Trenton called?
Hessians. The "Headless Horseman" of Sleepy Hollow was supposedly a Hessian.
300
Who was the leader of the American sharpshooters at the Battle of Saratoga who lost some teeth earlier to a bullet?
Daniel Morgan.
300
Name 3 American disadvantages in the war.
1) Small population & army; 2) lack of a regular army (only militia to begin); 3) lack of a navy; 4) lack of military experience; 5) not enough weapons & ammo; 6) too many loyalists around.
300
What did we call Americans who wanted to stay part of the British Empire?
Loyalists.
400
The French announced support for the U.S. after the American victory at ____________.
Saratoga.
400
At what battle did the American leader tell the troops not to fire "until you see the whites of their eyes?"
The Battle of Bunker Hill (or Breed's Hill).
400
Who was the French admiral who kept the British ships from re-supplying British soldiers at the final battle of the war?
De Grasse.
400
Name 2 causes of the French-American alliance in the war.
1) Conflict between France & Britain in the French & Indian War; 2) American victory at Saratoga; 3) Longstanding hostility between Britain & France.
400
Who was Peter Salem?
An African-American patriot.
500
Nicknamed "The Swamp Fox," this South Carolina guerrilla leader helped to shoot many British officers and lead Patriots against the Redcoats. Mel Gibson played this fellow in the movie "The Patriot" (although his character had a different name than the actual leader).
Francis Marion.
500
This is the British general who lost to Washington at the final battle of the Revolutionary War.
Lord Cornwallis.
500
Who was the British general who was shot from his horse by an American sharpshooter at the Battle or Saratoga.
Simon Fraser.
500
The French support of America during our revolution helped lead to what negative consequence of theirs in 1789?
The French Revolution.
500
George Rogers Clark forced Henry Hamilton's surrender at ________.