This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution
What is the Battle at Saratoga
100
This army had little experience
What is the patriot army
100
An official statement of independence
What is declaration
200
To move onto one’s land without asking permission
What is encroach
200
Soldiers in the first colonial army, which was headed by George Washington
What are Continentals
200
Event that represented the Continental's victory toward ending the war.
What is the Battle at Yorktown
200
This army had very hot uniforms
What is the British army
200
Define regiment
What is a troop of soldiers
300
An agreement between countries
What is a treaty
300
A long-lasting attack
What is a siege
300
Event where the Continental Army received training from Friedrich von Steuben
What is Winter at Valley Forge
300
In the beginning of the war the British army had 50,000 soldiers and the American army had about…
What is 10,000 soldiers
300
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence
What is Thomas Jefferson
400
Define allegiance
What is loyalty
400
Define mercenary
What is a hired soldier (used by the British)
400
Event considered the bloodiest battle of the war
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
400
This army learned from Indians how to fight in irregular lines and from hiding places.
What is the patriot army
400
The document that truly ended the war
What is the Treaty of Paris
500
Define olive branch
What is a symbol of peace
500
Define neutral
What is taking neither side
500
Where Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys claimed an American victory early in the war.
What is the Siege at Fort Ticonderoga
500
An advantage of the British army
What is:
-best training
-most experienced officers
-newest weapons
-mercenaries (hired soldiers from Hesse region of Germany (Hessians) and Native American allies angry at colonists for taking their land).
500
The three rights outlined in the Declaration of Independence