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End of the War
Misc.
100
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress?
100

These troops could leave whenever they needed to and were not regular soldiers in the war.

Who were the militia?

100
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
100

These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in sixty seconds.

What were minutemen?

200
These soldiers volunteered to fight for their colony.
Who were militia?
200
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
200
These troops got paid to fight.
Who were regular soldiers?
200

In addition to the Continental Army, this key force allowed the Americans to keep Cornwallis trapped in 1781.

What is the French Navy?

200
This battle outside of Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gun powder.
What is Bunker Hill?
300
This author penned "Common Sense".
Who was Thomas Paine?
300
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania.
What is Valley Forge?
300

Men was the leader of the British troops who surrendered at Yorktown?

What was the Charles Cornwallis?

300
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
400

This person is remembered for taking the supplies out of Fort Ticonderoga and hauling them to Dorchester Heights for the siege of Boston.

Who is Henry Knox?

400

After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.

What was Saratoga?

400

These men usually operated on their own and were not part of the regular army in the war.

Who were guerilla fighters?

400

Who played a key role in making the Continental soldiers into an elite fighting machine during the winter at Valley Forge?

Who is Frederick Von Stueben?

400
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
What is a Patriot?
500

What was the name of Thomas Paine's publication that Washington read to his troops during tough times? This persuaded soldiers to keep on fighting.

What is The Crisis?

500

Who led the Continental army in the south against the British. His strategy of tiring out the British worked well. General Nathaniel __________.

Who was General Nathaniel Greene?

500

What was the name of the "Swamp Fox"?

Francis _____________

Who was Francis Marion?

500

Who not only helped give supplies to the Continental Army during Valley Forge, but was a key leader at Yorktown

Who is Marquis de Lafayette?

500

This delegate served as a leader in the Continental Congress and wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?