Who led all forces in the Continental Army?
George Washington
What Treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris
The Turtle was the first use of what weapon of war on the battlefield?
Submarine
Many housewives participated in what practice that helped the Continental Army?
What country would eventually join sides with the United States after the Americans won a key battle?
France
What was the first official battle of the American Revolution when the British and the Colonial militia met outside of Boston?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Saratoga
What was the name of Washington's winter camp in Pennsylvania?
Valley Forge
What is the name for conflict in which civilians are targeted, land and property are destroyed, and prisoners are sometimes executed?
Total War
What was the name for the colonial militiamen who were to respond to a British attack at any moment?
Minutemen
Battle of Yorktown
At what Battle did Washington score a quick victory over Hessian Mercenaries in New Jersey on Christmas Day?
Battle of Trenton
During what battle did the British win over the Boston militia, at the expense of over a 1000 British casualties?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What Prussian military officer arrived to help train Washington's men?
Baron Von Steuben
Washington ended up losing New York City after suffering a defeat at what battle, one of the largest of the war?
Battle of Long Island
What French military officer became a close aide to Washington throughout much of the war?
Marquis de Lafayette
The Continental Army sought to take cannons from what fort in New York and transport them to Boston to help the siege?
Fort Ticonderoga
What Continental General waged a guerrilla war against the British in the Southern Colonies?
Nathaniel Greene
At what battle did Horatio Gates suffer a humiliating defeat against the British in South Carolina?
Battle of Camden
During what battle did the French Navy defeat the British Navy and help in surrounding British forces in Virginia?
Battle of the Chesapeake
What British decree stated that any escaped slaves who pledged allegiance to Britain and fought on their side would be granted freedom?
Dunmore's Proclamation
What British general abandoned the plan to invade New York and instead captured Philadelphia?
William Howe
What general surrendered to George Washington, effectively ending the war?
Charles Lord Cornwallis
Ethan Allen was the leader of what militia group that operated in the namesake area of New England?
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The Sullivan Expedition was when the Continental Army marched into Northern New York to put down the resistance put up by what Native American Tribe, an ally of the British?
Iroquois