In 1781 this decisive victory by combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by General Lord Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, as the surrender of Cornwallis's army prompted the British government eventually to negotiate an end to the conflict.
What is The Battle of Yorktown/Siege of Yorktown
100
Which Revolutionary wife wrote "Remember the ladies!" in a letter to her husband when giving him advice about what to include in the Declaration of Independence?
What is Abigail Adams
100
In 1776, he wrote a 79 page pamphlet titled "Common Sense"
What is Thomas Paine
100
"Let justice be done though the heavens should fall."
What is John Adams
100
This was the First Official English Colony in New World
What is Virginia
200
Many Americans do not realize that George Washington crossed and re-crossed the Delaware River a total of four times in the waning days of 1776. What Battle took place in New Jersey on Friday January 3, 1777?
What is The Battle of Princeton
200
Who is credited with designing the first American flag?
Extra credit: other names she is known as
What is Betsy Ross or Elizabeth Griscom...birth name; Elizabeth Ross...first married name; Elizabeth Ashburn...second married name; Elizabeth Claypole...third married name
200
Said "Give me liberty or give me death" during his speech to the Virginia legislature
What is Patrick Henry
200
"There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head!"
What is John Hancock
200
This Colony, formerly New Amsterdam, was renamed after this Duke
What is The Duke of York (New York)
300
This battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles (16 km) from Vermont.
What is The Battle of Bennington
300
What is the name of popular female political writer and propagandist who also wrote the first history of the American Revolution authored by a woman?
What is Mercy Otis Warren
300
Name 3 out of the 5 people who were on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence
What is Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson
300
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
What is Nathan Hale
300
This colony name means Large Hill Place
What is Massachusetts
400
This was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of Noddle's Island and Battle of Hog Island. This battle was fought on May 27 and 28, 1775.
What is The Battle of Chelsea Creek
400
Which woman dressed herself as a man and enlisted under the name Robert Shirtliffe in order to fight in the Army?
What is Deborah Sampson
400
The first published African American poet and first African-American woman, she wrote “To His Excellency George Washington”
What is Phillis Wheatley
400
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
What is John Paul Jones
400
This Colony was Least Populated during the Formation of the New American Government
What is Georgia
500
This was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. On August 16, 1780, British forces under Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis routed the American forces of Major General Horatio Gates.
What is The Battle of Camden
500
Which female printer took over the management of the Virginia Gazette after the death of her husband in 1773?
What is Clementina Rind
500
"Poet of the American Revolution"
What is Philip Freneau
500
"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
What is Ben Franklin
500
This Quaker was granted 45,000 Square Miles by The King of England