Major Battles
What Battle took place on the morning after Christmas 1776?
What is the Battle of Trenton.
What Delegate traveled to France in 1776 to ask for their assistance?
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
What effect did the capture of supplies at Fort Ticonderoga have on the fighting in Boston ?
What is allowed canons to be brought outside of Boston to push out the British troops.
What did African American Patriots want from an American victory in the war?
What is an end to slavery.
What event led to the first shots being fired at Lexington and Concord?
What is the British marching to concord and Lexington to take control of the arms that were stored there.
Name the bloodiest battle in the Revolutionary War?
What is Guilford Courthouse.
In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that the colonies...
What is owed no allegiance to the British.
How did the Stamp Act contribute to the Boston Massacre?
What is created a lot of civil unrest.
Name some important roles Women took on during the revolution?
What are: Blacksmith, Housewife, Cloth maker, Shoemaker, Gun and Canon repair, "Battlefield Wives"
How many lanterns went up in the Old North Church in Boston on the night of April 18, 1775?
What is two.
What was the nickname given to the first shot that was fired at Lexington?
What is the Shot heard around the world.
What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he wrote, “ All men are created equal,”?
What is all rich, white, land owning men are created equal.
Why was the victory at Saratoga so important to the Colonial army?
What is restored faith and moral for the patriots.
After the battles at Lexington and Concord, some colonial leaders still hoped to avoid a final break with Britain. Give an example of how they tried to avoid war.
What is the Olive Branch Petition.
Why did some African American soldiers side with the Patriots in the Revolutionary War?
What is they hoped for freedom.
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary war, where we won our Independence?
What is the Battle of Yorktown.
What decision was made at the 2nd Continental Congress that would prove vital to winning the Revolutionary War?
What is to appoint George Washington as commander of the continental army.
As a result of the Revolutionary war, what did the British agree to?
What is make American a free and independent country.
What was a main factor to the Patriots winning the war?
What is using the geography and knowledge of the area to their advantage.
Why were Women able to hold so many new jobs during the revolutionary war?
What is became their husbands were off fighting and someone had to take over and they were the only viable option.
Why was the Victory at Saratoga significant for the Patriots?
Because it caused the French and then the Spanish to agree to aid in the patriots fight.
What do all of these men have in common: Bernado de Galvez, Baron Von Stuben, Casmir Pulaski, and Thaddeus Kosciusko?
What is they are all europeans who fought on the side of the patriots.
Why did John Adams defend the British soldiers accused of participating in the Boston massacre?
What is he believed that they all deserved the right to a fair trial.
According to the Declaration of Independence, What should a government do...
What is protect a citizens natural (unalienable) rights.
Who is considered to be the Biggest traitor in all of American History?
Who is Benedict Arnold.