Who Am I?
I stitched the first American flag with stars and stripes.
Who is Betsy Ross?
The Hessians were defeated here on Christmas.
Where is Trenton?
"Give me liberty or give me death."
Who is Patrick Henry?
True/False: American colonists who remained loyal to the king of England were called TORIES.
True (or LOYALISTS)
A part of an ocean that reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay.
What is a gulf?
I was the President of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
The battle at this place was the turning point of the war.
Where is Saratoga?
"I have not yet begun to fight."
Who is John Paul Jones?
TRUE or FALSE: American colonists who wanted independence from England were called LOYALISTS.
FALSE: patriots
An inland body of water that is usually fresh.
What is a lake?
I was a brave American spy who was killed by the British.
Who is Nathan Hale?
The Continental Army spent a hard winter here.
Where is Valley Forge?
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale?
TRUE or FALSE: The German soldiers hired by the king to fight the Americans were called the HESSIANS.
True!
Land deposited at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta?
I was a famous American silversmith and patriot.
Who is Paul Revere?
Americans proved they were hard to beat here.
Where is Bunker Hill?
"The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
TRUE or FALSE: The men prepared to fight at a minute's notice were called FRONTIERSMEN.
False: minutemen
Where a river begins.
What is the source?
My men and I captured Fort Ticonderoga.
Who is Ethan Allen?
The British surrendered to the Americans here.
Where is Yorktown?
"We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die."
Who is George Washington?
TRUE or FALSE: American colonists sometimes called the British soldiers "redcoats" or "THE KING'S CRABS"
False: "lobster-backs"
A deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
What is a channel?