Quotes
Road to Revolution
Early Battles
Battle of Yorktown/Treaty
Miscellaneous
100
He never said "The British are Coming", but the alert riders may have called the British soldiers one of these.
What is Lobsterbacks, Regulars or Redcoats
100
This New England city was the root of events of the American Revolution
What is Boston
100
If only the Americans would have brought enough ammunition, this battle may not have resulted in defeat.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
100
It was this British leader that Gen. Washington wanted to capture while he was held up in Yorktown.
Who is Gen. Cornwallis
100
Paid German soldiers who fought for the British. Washington loved "surprising" them on Christmas
Who are the Hessians
200
When ammunition was very low, William Prescott was heard saying this to the Americans to make every shot count.
What is "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes".
200
It was in this Massachusetts village where the first shots of the American Revolution took place.
What is Lexington
200
This type of warfare worked well for the Americans as they adapted to their environment and used it to their advantage.
What is Guerrilla Warfare
200
This country's naval fleet commanded the British navy and helped to keep Cornwallis surrounded.
Who is France?
200
This six months of no fighting took the men and turned them into soldiers.
What is Valley Forge
300
The Declaration of Independence stated that these three rights were guaranteed to "all men". Name one of the three natural rights.
What is Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness
300
He never said, "The British are Coming", but along with other alert riders the colonists were warned about the soldiers.
Who is Paul Revere
300
At the Battle of Saratoga, this American became a hero. Later, history marks him as a traitor.
Who is Benedict Arnold.
300
This British General in New York continued to promise to send reinforcements to Cornwallis, but it was too little too late.
Who is Gen. Henry Clinton
300
Those who continued to support the British even though they lived and worked in the colonies during the American Revolution.
Who are the Loyalists?
400
Even when his ship was on Fire, this man still refused to surrender to the British and stated, "I have not yet begun to fight"!!
Who is John Paul Jones
400
This group of men from Massachusetts were behind the early boycotts and acts of rebellion against the British in Boston.
Who are the Sons of Liberty
400
This is the date that the British were forced to surrender to the Americans, thus ending the last great battle of the American Revolution.
What is October 19, 1781
400
Thomas Paine wrote this document to remind colonists that the colonies "breaking away" from England is a natural course of events.
What is Common Sense
500
It was this quote that summed up the colonists feelings that placing taxes on them without a say in government was wrong.
What is "Taxation Without Representation"
500
This act was put on the colonists forcing them to house British soldiers even if a colonist did not want to do this.
What is the Quartering Act
500
It was this village town where the Americans had stored weapons that on the night of April 18, 1775, British soldiers were advancing.
What is Concord, Massachusetts
500
It will be this geographic feature that will now become the western boundry of the new United States under the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
What is the Mississippi River
500
The total number of grievances that were included in the Declaration of Independence.
What is 27
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