Key Battles in the Revolutionary War
This battle was actually fought on Breed's Hill; "Don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes"; A moral victory for the colonists.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Name 1 of the authors of The Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson or Ben Franklin
Was chosen to lead the new American army and became the very first U.S. president
Who was George Washington
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
Which group of people gathered supplies and served as cooks and nurses in the soldiers camp?
What were "the women"
What was the title of our list of Grievances? (the official "break up letter")
What is The Declaration of Independence?
This battle caused Ben Franklin & John Adams to be sent to France as Ambassadors to convince France to send money and troops
What is The Battle of Saratoga
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who said "give me liberty or give me death"
Who was Patrick Henry
Who was the African American who first served as a double spy? His intelligence helped defeat the British at the battle of Yorktown?
Who was James Armistead?
Which group of people chose to continue pledging their allegiance to Great Britain?
Who were the Loyalists
Which attack was the turning point of the war? (This was also the entrance of guerilla warfare in battles)
What is Battle of Saratoga?
The British learned that Patriots were storing gunpowder and cannons in Concord, Massachusetts. They sent soldiers to destroy the supplies.
What is The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This person was the President of the Second Continental Congress; 1st to sign the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock
This was a Virginian Slave who spied on the British
Who was James Armistead
Who decided the pledge their loyalty to the colonies and to one another in hopes of founding a new nation?
What are Patriots
This battle is a strategic error for the British because Gen. Cornwallis camps his troops on a peninsula.
What was The Battle of Yorktown?
Dozens of Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded ships in Boston Harbor illegally. They threw the unwanted tea into the Harbor.
What is The Boston Tea Party
This writer penned Common Sense and The Crisis
Who was Thomas Paine
The founder of the Sons of Liberty
Who was Samuel Adams
Delegates or Representatives who went to France to secure money
Who were the Ambassadors? (will also accept John Adams or Ben Franklin)
This guy fought his battles from the Bonhomme Richard; He captured the man-of-war Serapis near the English coast. He is also the founder of the US Navy.
Who is John Paul Jones?
What ended the American Revolution?
What is The Treaty of Paris 1783?
This French Aristocrat was a military advisor to George Washington; he used his own personal money to provide supplies to soldiers
Who was Marquis de Lafayette
Was the Spanish Governor of Louisiana- and gave the Americans money for the war?
Who was Bernardo Galvez?
This group of 5 men are famous for sacrificing their personal goals for the good of the country. Often, they donated their own money to help fund the war.
Who were the Founding Fathers?