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100
King George III was the leader of Great Britain during the American Revolution. This is the type of government did he ruled over.
What is a monarchy?
100
This was the tactic that the colonials sometimes used in battle (instead of standing in a straight line).
What is guerilla warfare?
100
The war that Washington fought in prior to the Revolutionary War.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
The city where the British kept colonial prisoners.
Where is New York City?
100
a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country
What is a traitor?
200
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet, inspiring colonists to rebel against Great Britain.
What is "Common Sense"?
200
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War that led to the British surrender.
What is Yorktown, VA? (September 1781)
200
The following is not true of George Washington: a. His image is on the one dollar bill. b. He never attended college. c. He was against a president serving more than two terms in office. d. While living in Virginia, he refused to own slaves.
What is d.While living in Virginia, he refused to own slaves?
200

This is the reason Washington's troops crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Day, 1776. a. to escape from British forces b. to attack and capture British forces in Trenton, NJ c. because he knew it would be easy

What is to attack and capture British forces in Trenton, NJ?

200
a group of citizens enlisted for military service
What is militia?
300

The government was forced to guess this statistic because records were often destroyed during war: a. civilian deaths b. bullet inventory c. birth certificates d. both a & c

What is a. civilian deaths?

300
The name of the medical condition that occurs when the infection of an injury rots the flesh is called this.
What is gangrene?
300
This was Washington's equal counterpart on the British side of the war.
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
300
A soldier at Valley Forge, PA was at greatest risk of this(winter of 1777-1778).
What is frostbite (or starvation)?
300
freedom from control and influence
What is independence?
400
The main reason for Revolutionary War.
What is taxation without representation?
400
The majority of colonial soldiers died in these locations.
What are prisons?
400
This is how Ben Franklin helped the American war effort. a. by writing the Declaration of Independence b. by serving as President of the Continental Congress c. by serving as a general in the Continental Army d. by convincing the French government to aid the colonists
What is d. by convincing the French government to aid the colonists?
400
This is the significance of the Battle of Saratoga (NY). a. It was where the first shots of the war were fired. b. It was the last major battle in the American Revolution. c. It was a major British victory. d. It was considered the turning point of the war (for Americans).
What is it was considered the turning point of the war.
400
the national legislative body of the U.S. government
What is Congress?
500
This was the Sons of Liberty's reaction to the Tea Act of 1773?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
500
Place the following events in sequence: Battle of Yorktown, Battle of Lexington, Battle of Bunker Hill
What is Battle of Lexington, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Yorktown?
500
Ben Franklin befriended this man in 1774. This man later moved to Philadelphia.
Who is Thomas Paine?
500

This is an opinion about the American Revolution: a. Fighting on their home soil was advantage for the Continental Army. b. Washington’s men showed far more courage than the British. c. The last major battle of the war took place in Virginia. d. Washington’s men respected him.

What is b. Washington’s men showed far more courage than the British.

500
any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power
What is a colony?