Battles
What battle is also known as "The Shot Heard Around The World"?
Battle of Lexington & Concord
This group voted to declare independence and it acted as the defacto government of the colonies.
Continental Congress
Who is the General of the Continental Army?
George Washington
At the start of the war, the training of the Continental army can be described as: ______
Poor, bad, horrific, etc.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on:
July 4, 1776
This battle was British victory at high cost, but showed that the Colonial Army was not going to be as easily defeated as the British thought.
Battle of Bunker Hill
A petition sent by the Second Continental Congress to the British government and King George III. Its main purpose was to appease the British government and create reconciliation between the colonies and the British government.
Olive Branch Petition
Who is the monarch of Great Britain during the Revolution?
King George III
Where did Washington and his men camp for winter in 1777?
Valley Forge
This term is used to express the various problems the colonists had with the British.
Grievances
In this battle, George Washington is able to ambush and capture the Hessian soldiers on December 26, 1776.
Battle of Trenton
These colonists supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Loyalist
Who is the Prussian general that taught the Continental Army?
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Soldiers in the Continental Army were exposed to ________ such as scurvy and dysentery and typhus.
Diseases
The main goal of the Declaration of Independence was:
Creation of a country independent from British Rule.
This battle was the turning point in the war, where the Continental Army was able to secure France as an ally.
Battle of Saratoga
These colonists supported the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Patriots
Who was the author of the pamphlet "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
Due to Congress inability to increase war funds the Continental Army went without proper:
Supplies/food/clothing/weapons/etc.
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This was the final major battle of the war.
Battle of Yorktown
A group of men who have little to no military training participating in the fighting.
Militia
Who was an American horse rider who rode through the night chanting "The British are Coming"?
Paul Revere/William Dawes
This fort was where the Continental Army stole cannons and guns from the British.
Fort Ticonderoga
Name one of the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.
Life/Liberty/Pursuit of happiness