Patriots
This person served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
The first shots of the Revolution were fired here in April 1775.
What are Lexington and Concord?
Thomas Jefferson was the main writer of this 1776 document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
These colonial fighters were ready at a moment’s notice.
Who were the minutemen?
This American military officer planned to surrender West Point to the British. His name is now synonymous with treason.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
This silversmith is known for his midnight ride.
Who was Paul Revere?
(Note: 16 year old Sybil Ludington rode nearly 3x as far to issue warnings as well.)
The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is Philadelphia?
(It was adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress on 7/4/1776 but signed primarily on 8/2/1776.)
This phrase became a rallying cry: “No ______ Without ______.”
What is "no taxation, without representation."
Who was Betsy Ross?
The king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760-1820.
Who was King George III?
This Founding Father is known for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
Who is Patrick Henry?
Washington led the Continental Army across this river from PA to NJ on the night of 12/25/1776 before the Battle of Trenton.
What is the Delaware River?
Three unalienable Rights guaranteed to all persons in the Declaration of Independence.
What are "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness?"
A group of colonial protestors who dressed up as Native Americans to protest the Tea Act.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
This Frenchman became one of Washington’s most trusted generals and also helped ignite the French Revolution. (Hint: There are places in GA named for him.)
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
This person was the 1st VP and the 2nd President of the USA.
Who is John Adams?
The British surrendered in this VA town in 1781. (Hint:at least 2 naval ships have been named for it.)
What is Yorktown?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine rallied colonists to fight for independence.
What is "Common Sense?"
The nickname given to a woman who fought in the Revolutionary War serving primarily as a water carrier.
Who was Molly Pitcher? (Her real name was possibly Mary Ludwig Hays.)
This German officer trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge and is known as one of the fathers of the US Army.
Who was Baron von Steuben?
The only Founding Father to sign the Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Alliance with France, Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
The Redcoats won this bloody battle outside of Boston on 6/7/1775, but suffered more than twice as many losses as the patriots.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill (or Breed's Hill)?
This set of papers urged the ratification of the U.S. Constitution after the Revolution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
85 essays published anonymously from 1787-1788 but written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
This African American female slave was a poet who wrote about liberty during the Revolution.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
This British general surrendered at Yorktown, VA.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
He surrendered roughly 8,000 men to Washington on 10/19/1781 after being trapped by 17,000 American and French troops.