Major Battles
Name the first battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington and Concord, 1775
John Hancock
What war did Washington fight in before the American Revolution on the side of the British?
The French and Indian War (Seven Year's War)
What region did the Culper Spy Ring primarily operate? (Place)
Long Island
Name the last Battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown, 1781
This individual was a founder of the Sons of Liberty and his second cousin became the second President of the United States of America.
Sam Adams
This is the location where over 2000 men died during the brutal freezing winter. It is also where Washington was able to drill and organize his troops.
Valley Forge
Who was the leader of Washington's Culper Spy Ring? He later served as Washington's head of the Secret Service
Benjamin Tallmadge
What are the names of the laws the British Parliament passed to punish Boston for protests, like the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts (The Coercive Acts)
George Washington led troops across the Deleware River into New Jersey on Christmas Night to place himself in a strategic location for this battle.
The Battle of Trenton, 1776
This individual led at the Battle of Quebec and the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga. He later betrayed the United States.
Benedict Arnold
What was the name of the Prussian military general that helped Washington to drill troops and organize the Continental Army?
What was Woodhall's spy name?
Samuel Culper
Boston Massacre
This battle was a major turning point because the French agreed to ally with the Continental Army after a decisive American victory.
The Battle of Saratoga, 1777
Name one American who spent the Revolutionary War in France trying to convince their government to ally with the Continental Army.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Franklin
- John Adams
What was Washington's most crushing defeat? (According to the Reading Through History assignment)
The Battle of Long Island, 1776
Name one of the two British plots that the Culper Spy Ring was able to foil (or ruin).
1) Revealing Benedict Arnold's treason
2) Uncovering a British plan to attack the newly arrived French Army at a location in Rhode Island
This document was created by the 2nd Continental Congress as a last attempt to avoid war and keep peace with Great Britain.
The Olive Branch Petition
The Battle of Lexington and Concord is also referred to as the "_________________________."
"Shot heard round the world"
This person wrote a piece of Patriot propaganda called Common Sense
Thomas Paine
What honor(s) did George Washington receive in 1787?
1) He was asked to preside over and run the Constitutional Convention
2) He was elected as the first President of the United States of America
How did Anna Strong leave signals to the spy ring?
She would leave out certain patterns of laundry
Name at least two (2) things that American colonists boycotted to protest the British leading up to the American Revolution.
Tea
Cloth (Daughters of Liberty Homespun)