This German soldier took charge of turning the American soldiers into a professional army during their time at Valley Forge.
Who is Friedrich von Steuben?
100
This group was a bunch of German soldiers who were paid to help the British fight against the Americans.
What are the Hessians?
100
Late on Christmas night, George Washington and his soldiers traveled across this frozen river to surprise the Hessians in New Jersey.
What is the Delaware River?
100
As British soldiers marched out of Yorktown after losing the war, their band played this song.
What is "The World Turn'd Upside Down"?
200
This man is one of the most infamous traitors in American history. He betrayed his soldiers after the Battle of Saratoga.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
200
This brave American captain persevered against the British ship Serapis, shouting, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is (Captain) John Paul Jones?
200
This man was an enslaved African American who risked his life as a spy.
Who is James Armistead?
200
During the capture of this building, Ethan Allen and his Vermont soldiers took valuable British weapons, forcing the British to flee Boston.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
200
This battle was also known as the "turning point" of the American Revolution because it convinced other countries to come in and help the American soldiers.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
This Spanish Louisiana governor helped the American soldiers by capturing British forts along the Mississippi River.
Who is Bernardo de Galvez?
300
These soldiers were from Vermont, and helped capture Fort Ticonderoga and its weapons.
Who were the Green Mountain Boys?
300
Washington and his soldiers surprised the Hessians on Christmas night. Because the unsuspecting Hessians were sleeping off a feast, the American soldiers quickly defeated them. What was this battle called?
What is the Battle of Trenton?
300
This document officially declared the United States of America a free and independent country, and made Britain promise to recognize it in this way. It marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
400
This general led American troops to victory at Yorktown. He also gave great advice at Breed's Hill ("Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.").
Who is Nathanael Greene?
400
This man spied on the British before the Battle of Trenton and was sentenced to death. His reply to the death sentence was, "My only regret is that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale?
400
During this Philadelphia meeting, a committee was established to draft the Declaration of Independence, and the Continental Army was formed.
What was the Second Continental Congress?
400
This letter to King George was the colonists' last attempt at a peaceful solution before going to war. He chose not to read it.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
400
During a brutal winter here, George Washington watched his soldiers starve and freeze to death, wondering how he could keep his army together.
What is Valley Forge?
500
This man nominated someone to lead the Continental Army, and insisted that someone else write the Declaration of Independence. He was also a leader of the Sons of Liberty.
Who is John Adams?
500
He was the "George Washington" of the British army. This man surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is Charles Cornwallis?
500
Name two women who helped in the Revolutionary War, and describe their contributions (how they helped).
Varied answers: Phillis Wheatly, Mary Ludwig Hays, Deborah Sampson,
500
This document outlined the reasons that America wanted to "break up" with Britain, and announced to the world that the colonies considered themselves a free country.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
Thomas Paine published this pamphlet to convince the colonies that it was "time to part" from Great Britain.