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End of the War
Vocabulary
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.
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 one minute.
What were minutemen?
200

Who was the inventor, diplomat to France, and Pennsylvania statesman who was a major cornerstone of the Continental Congress?

Who was Ben Franklin

200
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
200

The Battle immediately after the Declaration of Independence

What was Long Island

200

Where did the British decide to focus most of their fighting by the end of the war?

What is the South?

200

The Document that was our last attempt at peace before the war officially started

What was the Olive Branch Petition

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

Where the Battle of Bunker Hill Started?

What is Breed's Hill

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

The British General who led an attempt to trap the Continental army at Saratoga; he surrendered.

Who is John Burgoyne

400
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
400

Why did the farmers and merchants sell more goods to the British?

They could pay with gold rather than cash.

400

The earthen fortifications are constructed as a position on a dirt mound, with trenches around it and wooden stakes and poles put up to keep people out. Used by soldiers in battle just outside of their main position.

What are Redoubts

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

Who was the British General who surrendered at Yorktown?

Who was Cornwallis

500

The word meaning introducing a disease or sickness by infecting oneself with a lesser form of a disease. (Used by George Washington at Valley Forge)

What was Innoculation.

500

This was the general who was stopped by Benedict Arnold on the way to the Battle of Saratoga.

Who was General St. Leger

500

How many ships did the French navy have when trapping men at Yorktown?

What is 29?

500
This delegate from Massachusetts served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Adams?