People
People II
Important Dates
Battles/Forts
Vocabulary
100
This person read the Declaration of Independence to his troops in New York.
Who was George Washington?
100
She and her horse spread the news of the British arriving in Danbury, Connecticut.
Who was Sybil Ludington?
100
The date the Declaration of Independence was approved.
What is July 4, 1776?
100
Name the first battle of the American Revolution.
What was the Battle of Lexington?
100
Someone who stays loyal to England and the King.
What is a loyalist?
200
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
The British General who surrendered to General Washington in 1781 to end the war at the Battle of Yorktown.
Who was General Charles Cornwallis?
200
The year of the New York Tea Party.
What was 1774?
200
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
200
The holiday in July that celebrates our freedom. It represents when we declared our independence from England.
What is Independence Day?
300
This person led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Fort Ticonderoga.
Who was Ethan Allen?
300
He led the American soldiers in defeating the British troops at the Battle of Saratoga.
Who is Horatio Gates?
300
The year of the first battle of the American Revolution.
What was 1775?
300
Name the battle that the Americans won that convinced the French to join them to win the war.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
300
A group of people that fought against British rule, an army.
What is a militia?
400
He was the Native American leader of the British troops at Oriskany.
Who was Joseph Brant?
400
He is the governor of New York today?
Who is Cuomo?
400
The year the Battle of Saratoga took place. October 17,
What was 1777?
400
Name the fort that Ethan Allan and the Green Mountain Boys captured for the Americans.
What was Fort Ticonderoga?
400
a diagram that shows when events took place over time.
What is a time line?
500
He convinced the Iroquois not to join the French in the French and Indian War.
Who was William Johnson?
500
They first sang the song "Yankee Doodle" to make fun of the Americans.
Who were the British?
500
The last battle, the Battle of Yorktown, took place on October 19,__________.
What was 1781?
500
Name the fort that the traitor Benedict Arnold was planning to give to the British.
What was West Point?
500
To turn back
What is a retreat?
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