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100
This person was later considered a traitor but fought at the Battle of Quebec, Montreal, and Fort Ticonderoga.
What is Benedict Arnold
100
What two battles gave hope to the colonists after their long losing streak in the War? Name both of them.
What is Trenton and Princeton.
100
What document forced colonists to choose a side in the war?
What is the Declaration of Independence.
100
Who were the chief negotiators of the Treaty of Paris?
Who are Franklin, Jay, and Adams.
100
Who primarily wrote the Declaration of Independence?
What is Thomas Jefferson.
200
Who was the British general who lost at Yorktown?
What is General Cornwallis
200
Who won the battle of Bunker Hill?
Who is the British.
200
What document was sent to the King of England asking the king to preserve their rights as Englishman.
What is the Olive Branch Petition.
200
What area of land did the United States receive for winning the war?
What is land between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River.
200
Who was the British officer that lost at Saratoga?
Who is General Burgoyne.
300
Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys?
What is Ethan Allen.
300
What was the result of the Battle of Quebec?
What is the Patriots lost, Benedict Arnold got wounded and had to surrender, and General Montgomery was killed.
300
What was the name of the treaty that ended the War?
What is the Treaty of Paris.
300
In what year did the War officially end?
What is 1783.
300
What were the titles of the two groups of opposing people in the War.
What is the Loyalists (Tories) and Patriots.
400
Who was the Prussian that helped train Washington's men?
Who is Baron Van. Steuben.
400
What battle won French support for the Patriots?
What is Saratoga.
400
What pamphlet encouraged colonists to become independent of Britain?
What is Common Sense
400
What battle recognized that the Americans had won the War?
What is Yorktown.
400
Who was the Connecticut teacher that was America's first spy?
Who is Nathan Hale.
500
Who was the famous naval officer who defeated the Serapis? What famous remark did he make? Name both
Who is John Paul Jones and "I have not yet begun to fight!"
500
How did the Patriots defeat the British at Boston.
What is they brought artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to a hill overlooking Boston and surrounded the city until the British left.
500
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
What is July 4, 1776
500
What was the name of the small merchant ships outfitted for war used in America's first navy?
What is privateers
500
Who was the French volunteer that fought with the Patriots at Yorktown?
What is Marquis de Lafayette.