Important Facts
What was the last Major Battle of the Revolutionary War?
What is the battle of Yorktown?.
The British Leader who surrendered to Washington at the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is General Cornwallis?
What was the turning point of the war?
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
Once fighting between the Continental Army and the British Army started, the movement towards _____________ was unstoppable
What is Independence?
July 4, 1776
What is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Who joined the French to help the Americans and declare war on Britian?
The Spanish
The American General who fought "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne at Trenton.
Who is George Washington?.
What Battle, in 1781, was the French Navy a part of?
Battle of Yorktown.
What are people called called that are sent to negotiate The Treaty of Paris in 1783?
Who are American delegates?
When did the official first date of the start of the Revolutionary war start
What is July 4, 1776
What was the song played when Cornwallis surrounded after defeat of Yorktown?
What was the song "The World Turned Upside Down?"
What is the Nickname of Francis Marion an officer in the Continental Army who fought in South Carolina, and was known for his "elusive tactics"
Who is the Swamp Fox.
What is "hit and Run" type of war?
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
What is the date the British army lead by Cornwallis, admitted defeat?
What is October 19, 1781?
Who showed up at Yorktown, to help cut off the British Army lead by Cornwallis?
What is the French Navy?
What were the German soldiers, that fought with the British called.?
Who are the Hessian troops?
Who did the British rely on to defeat the American in the South? (2 answers required)
What were the British Navy and the Loyalists?
What is the date the Second Continental Congress was held.
May 10, 1775
Where did the key battles that Spain defeated the British take place?
The Gulf Coast and the Mississippi River
A French commander that came to US to train the Patriot Army.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette
The signing of the Declaration of Independence that declared Independence of the ______colonies from England. (a number)
Bonus - double or nothing - name ALL __ of them.
What is the Thirteen (13) colonies.
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island (Providence Plantations.)
What are "Sunshine Patriots"
What are soldiers who leave before the battles are over?
What was signed on September 3,1783 that officially marked the end of the Revolutionary War?
What is the Treaty of Paris?