He was the influential commander of the Continental Army that wished to retire from public life when the war ended.
Who is George Washington?
100
This early Patriot victory in 1777 gave the French the confidence to announce their support for the colonists.
What is Saratoga?
100
He was a French noble who became a trusted aide to General George Washington.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
100
Hired soldiers
What are mercenaries?
200
He was a disguised Dutch schoolteacher that proved his loyalty by becoming a spy for the Patriots. He was found out and hanged.
Who is Nathan Hale?
200
The British capture of this city forced Congress to flee.
What is Philadelphia?
200
He was a Spanish representative that helped to get Spain, Cuba and Mexico to send financial aid to the colonies.
Who is Juan de Miralles?
200
When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods.
What is inflation?
300
These were two of the African American Patriots that helped to fight the war. By the end of the war the only state not allowing African Americans to fight was South Carolina.
Who are Peter Salem and Lemuel Hayes?
300
This decisive battle near the end of the war pushed the British to realize that the war was too costly to keep fighting.
What is Yorktown?
300
French commander that was trapped off the coast of Newport harbor in 1780 by a fleet of British ships.
Who is Comte de Rochambeau?
300
A surprise attack.
What is an ambush?
400
This militia group defeated General Burgoyne's troops in Bennington, Vermont.
Who are the Green Mountain Boys?
400
This victory in the West against Henry Hamilton helped to strengthen Patriot position in the West.
What is Vincennes?
400
Prussian commander who helped Washington to train the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who is Friedrich von Steuben?
400
Privately owned merchant ships with weapons hired to fight in war.
What are privateers?
500
She was a future first lady that stood up for women's interests by writing a letter to her husband who was part of Congress.
Who is Abigail Adams?
500
This American defeat, with the capture of thousands of prisoners, marked the worst defeat of the war.
What is Charles Town?
500
The French naval commander that helped in the battle of Yorktown by going to the Chesapeake Bay.