Enemies and Allies
Name of the King during the War.
Who is King George III?
Writer of these words, opening the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident...
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
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She pretended to be a man to join the army, receiving an honorable discharge when she is discovered.
Who is Deborah Sampson?
The first battle began as a short skirmish and a second followed that day on a bridge.
What are Lexington and Concord?
England hired extra mercenary soldiers from this European region.
What is Germany?
This man said “Give me Liberty or give me death” in a famous speech.
Who is Patrick Henry?
Rich, young and idealist, this Frenchman helped fight our war and became close friends with Washington.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
Wife of an American statesman. She lived in Boston and later became the wife and mother of a U.S. president.
Who is Abigail Adams?
Washington crossed the icy Delaware to attack here on Christmas.
What is Trenton?
What country was America's ally, giving us a navy and men.
What is France?
This first American spy's famous last words were “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Who is Nathan Hale?
Born in London, supporter of Liberty. This man wrote Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This woman took over the cannons when her gunner husband fell.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
At the battle of Saratoga he helped the Americans win and was a hero, though later he turned traitor.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
An American Colonist who stayed loyal to the King and England was called this.
What is a Tory?
This was the famous catch phrase of the Boston Tea Party, what they shouted.
What is "No taxation without represention!"?
This man rode from Boston to Lexington to warm the Americans that the “Regulars were coming out!” He didn't shout the “British are coming!”
Who is Paul Revere?
An African-American poet and slave from Boston.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
This was the reason the British felt like they lost at Bunker Hill, even though they won.
What is "because they lost so many men"?
This slave used his “invisibility” to spy for Washington, and with Lafayette's help, gained his freedom.
Who is James Armistead Lafayette?
Created the first American navy, he was originally from Scotland and famously declared “I've not yet begun to fight!”
Who is John Paul Jones?
Trained the American troops at Valley Forge, helping them to become a “professional” army.
Who was "the Baron" Fredrick von Stuben?
Called the “girl Paul Revere” this teenage girl rallied her father's militia.
Who is Sybil Ludington?
The last major battle of the war was a siege of this town, that trapped the British, forcing them to surrender.
What is Yorktown?