Winter of 1776
This is the name given to the encampment where American troops trained during the winter of 1776.
What is Valley Forge?
This future president was appointed general of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This nickname was given to the British soldiers due to the color of their uniforms.
What are red coats?
This is the colony that the battle of Trenton was fought in.
What is New Jersey?
What is Yorktown?
Their winter encampment was located in this colony.
What is Pennsylvania?
This King was the ruler of the British Empire during the American Revolutionary War.
Who is King George III?
A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
What is a mercenary?
Washington crossed this river for a sneak attack on December 25, 1776.
The peace treaty that ended the war officially declared this country as an independent nation.
What is the United States?
This is the currency that Congress tried to pay farmers to feed the soilders.
What is paper money?
This friend of George Washington was a French aristocrat who was a skilled military leader.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
The style of fighting used by the continental army which included ambushing.
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
The Battle of Saratoga led to a military alliance with this nation.
What is France?
The war officially ended with the signing of this treaty.
In 1777, congress declared a day of this, though the soldiers at Valley Forge had little to eat.
What is Thanksgiving?
This general betrayed his country and joined the British army.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
What is a blockade?
This is the name of the colony where the battle of Yorktown was fought.
What is Virginia?
At least this many Americans died during the war.
This commander trained the Rebels during their harsh winter.
Who is Baron Fredrich von Stuben?
This founding father secured the French Alliance during the war.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This strategy included refusing to purchase goods, hoping to weaken the opponent.
What is a boycott?
It's the name given to the first shot of the American Revolution that was fired at Lexington and Concord.
What is "the shot heard 'round the world"?
At the end of the war, Great Britain agreed to give up land between the Atlantic Coast and this river.
What is the Mississippi River?