In June 1772 this British customs ship ran aground in Rhode Island.
What was the Gaspee?
100
He captured Fort Ticonderoga with Benedict Arnold in 1776.
Who is Ethan Allen?
100
He was the king of England during the A.R.
Who is George III?
100
April 1775 - The British were looking for weapons and ammunition.
What is Lexington and Concord?
100
He wrote Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
200
In 1772 Samuel Adams created this organization which established many lines of communication for the Patriots.
What was the Committees of Correspondence?
200
This 19 year-old Frenchman was a major supporter of the Patriots.
Who is Lafayette?
200
He was the General who lost the Battle of Saratoga.
Who is Burgoyne?
200
Battle where Patriots were told not to shoot the British until you could see the "whites of their eyes."
What is Bunker Hill?
200
He was elected the first Commander and Chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
300
The British name for the Intolerable Acts was
What were the Coercive Acts?
300
He was a famous American who invented bifocals. He was in France during the Battle of Saratoga trying to convince France to join the War. He was very popular in France.
Who is Ben Franklin?
300
List one logistical problem in fighting in America?
They had to contend with limited supply lines and a vast land
300
This battle was the major turning point of the war.
What is Saratoga?
300
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Who was the American Judas?
Who was Benedict Arnold?
400
He lugged equipment and a large cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to frighten the British in Boston and cause them to leave.
Who is Henry Knox?
400
They were brothers and high ranking British military men; one was an Admiral and the other was a General.
Who were the Howe brothers?
400
General Washing surprised these foreign troops at Trenton.
Who are the Hessians?
400
Who said, "The Revolution was effected before the war commenced?"
Who was John Adams?
500
This Treaty was signed in 1783 "officially" ending the Revolutionary War that ended in 1781.
The Treaty of Paris
500
This American Patriot was known as the Swamp Fox
Who is Francis Marion?
500
He was the Prime Minister throughout the war.
Who is Lord North?
500
French Admiral de Grasse arrived in this harbor to help end the war.