Cornwallis surrendered his troops to George Washington at this battle.
What is Yorktown?
100
Washington launched a surprise attack against Hessian troops on this date.
What is December 26, 1776?
100
His is the most famous signature in American history?
Who is John Hancock?
100
Committing harmful acts against your country.
What is treason?
100
croissants - A fleet of French naval ships helped force the surrender of the British Army at this battle.
What is Yorktown?
200
This group, led by Ethan Allen, seized valuable cannons when they captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
Who are the Green Mountain Boys?
200
Ehtan Allen used this strategy to capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
What is creeping up under the cover of the morning mist?
200
He battled personal demons over the issue of slavery. He felt it was damaging to the long-term succes of the colonies, but yet he owned over 200 slaves on his Virginia farm.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Shutting down a port to keep people and supplies from getting in or out.
What is a blockade?
200
kielbasa - This Polish general trained Patriot cavalry units. Party on the West side!
Who is Casimir Pulaski?
300
Patriot General Daniel Morgan successfully used his knowledge of the local landscape to sucker the British into running directly into a hidden colonial firing line at this battle.
What is Cowpens, SC?
300
Colonial citizens from the local area used their knowledge of the local geography to avoid British troops and bring the Continental Army much-needed supplies at this site.
What is Valley Forge?
300
He struggled with the pain that his only son was a loyalist to the British cause.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
300
A fighter who uses hit and run tactics. It would describe many Patriot soldiers, especially in the South.
What is a guerrilla?
300
bratwurst - This German general helped train troops for George Washington's regiments.
Who is Friedrich Von Steuben?
400
Valley Forge (winter 1777/1778) was this type of battle.
What is a battle for survival against the elements and low supplies?
400
British General Cornwallis expected this when he retreated to the Yorktown peninsula.
What is the arrival of Brtish ships with supplies and troop reinforcements?
400
He was a genius and a true "rag to riches" American success story.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
400
Troops on horseback.
What is a cavalry?
400
French Fries (American food) - This French General commanded a regiment of Patriot troops and chased British Cornwallis to the Virginia coastline.
What is Marquis de Lafayette?
500
The most famous artistic rendering of the American Revolution show George Washington crossing the Delaware River at this battle.
What is Trenton?
500
His penchant for luring British battalions into swamps, attacking them, forcing their surrender, and capturing their cannons earned him the nickname "Swamp Fox".
Who is Francis Marion?
500
He suffered through the emotional torment of his beloved wife who was mentally ill. Not wanting to place her in the often poorly run mental asylums of the time, he hired a personal nurse to care for her in the basement of their home.
Who is Patrick Henry?
500
Soldier who fights merely for pay, usually for a foreign country. Silly Hessians!
What is a mercenary?
500
This battle convinced the French that the Patriots were caple of winning the war with Britain.