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The date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

What is July 4, 1776?

100

The colonists who remained faithful to the British king because they had sworn oaths of fidelity to him.

What is Loyalists or Tories?
100

The first delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence

Who was John Hancock?

100

The reason why the Battle of Bunker Hill was important even though the victorious British lost many lives.

What is because the colonials showed that they could fight?

100

His appointment to lead the American army in New York angered Benedict Arnold

Who is General Horatio Gates?

200
The date of the beginning of the Battle of Lexington (month, day, year)

What is April 19, 1775?

200

A merchant from New Haven, Connecticut who wanted to do great things for the colonial cause and for his own glory.

Who was Benedict Arnold?

200
The number of men on the committee that wrote the famous document

What is 5?

200
This battle is Washington's first victory in which he defeated the Hessian auxiliary of the British army.

What is the Battle of Trenton?

200
A French aristocrat who fought as a major general in the American Army

Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?

300
The date General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and the French at Yorktown, Virginia.

When is October 17, 1781?

300

A rough frontiersman who lived in Vermont who wanted to attack Fort Ticonderoga and demand that the British surrender to the Americans.

Who is Ethan Allen?

300
The main author of the Declaration of Independence

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

300
In 1777, this battle was Washington's second victory defeating the Redcoats.

What is the Battle of Princeton?

300

The British monarch at the time of the American Revolution

Who is King George III?

400

The date when King Louis XVI signed the treaty of friendship with the United States

When is February 6, 1778?

400

The German baron who helped to whip George Washington's army into shape.

Who is Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben?

400

The name of the committee that conceived the Declaration of Independence

What is the Continental Congress?

400

In this battle, Benedict Arnold forced British General Burgoyne to surrender thus saving New York and New England from British conquest.

What are the 1st and 2nd Battles of Saratoga (or Freeman's Farm)?

400

The leader of the Green Mountain Boys

Who is Ethan Allen?

500
The date when the Revolutionary War finally ended

What is November 25, 1783?

500

The king of France who helped the Americans win freedom from Great Britain

Who is King Louis XVI?

500

The three main points of the Declaration of Independence

What is :

1. All men are created equal

2. that they have unalienable right, including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

3. that governments are established by the people to help all achieve these rights 

?

500

The battle that ended the Revolutionary War

What is the Battle at Yorktown?

500
The British general who commanded troops from Charleston, South Carolina, who surrendered his entire army to George Washington after the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is Lord Charles Cornwallis?