What were the 3 major agreements made in the Treaty of Paris?
British identify American independence, U.S. Boundaries determined, Loyalists Pardoned
Which French nobleman became Washington's right-hand man and donated $200,000 of his own money to aid the Patriot cause?
Marquis de Lafayette
What was the maximum accurate range of the standard smoothbore muskets used during the war?
50 yards
Which German military officer was instrumental in training the Continental Army into a disciplined force during the winter at Valley Forge?
Friedrich von Steuben
What primary duties were carried out by women who served as "camp followers" with the army?
Cooking, laundering, mending clothes, and nursing the sick/wounded
Which militia leader, known as the "Swamp Fox," effectively used guerilla warfare against British forces in the South?
Francis Marion
Where did British forces spend the harsh winter of 1777–1778 while the Continental Army endured suffering at Valley Forge?
Philadelphia
How did George Washington trick British forces pursuing him after the Battle of Trenton?
He left campfires burning to fool the enemy while his army escaped.
He was the officer in charge of leading Washington's Culper Spy Ring
Benjamin Tallmedge
Which specific complaint regarding British taxation was included in the Declaration of Independence?
"Imposing taxes without consent"