Famous People
This famous general became the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This is the ocean separating Britain and the Colonies.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
America wanted to gain Independence from this powerful country.
What is Britain?
This was the year the Declaration of Independence was ratified.
Fill in the blank. "The ______ Revolution was the beginning of the United States."
What is 'American'?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This famous man rode on horseback to warn townsfolk of the incoming Redcoats.
Who is Paul Revere?
The US was originally these 13 what?
What are the Colonies?
These widely-known countries shipped supplies to the Colonies throughout the war.
What is France and Spain?
This event took place in Boston, where a band of patriots, called the Sons of Liberty, were disguised as Native Americans. They threw beverages overboard.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This declaration supported the independence of the US, and it also forced the US to repay Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This founding father was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Name three countries from the revolution that had claimed what is currently the US.
What is Spain, France, and Britain?
Fill in the blank. "The ______ was the most common name of the British army."
What are 'Redcoats'?
This group took Fort Ticonderoga which is located in Upstate New York. Benedict Arnold also came with this group.
Who are the Green Mountain Boys?
This famous writing starts with the infamous: "We The People".
What is the Constitution?
This man stole British ships using what was basically pirate tactics. He then brought the ships to French and Dutch ports.
Who is John Paul Jones?
When the war ended, the Colonies were allowed land up until this river.
What is the Mississippi river?
These two groups were big parts of the war, on both sides.
Who are the Native Americans and African Americans?
Fill in the blank. "The _______ act was introduced by the British in 1765. It allowed the British to ____ any document or material and collect the tax from it.
What is 'Stamp' and 'stamp'?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This group served as the government for the Colonies from 1774 to 1789.
What is the Continental Congress?
This man, considered a traitor by some, switched sides in the war. Nobody knows quite why.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This is the name of a fort in Upstate New York, taken multiple times by both the British and the Colonies.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
This was the name of the army sent by the Colonies.
Who are the Continentals?
This is widely considered the start of the American Revolution on April 18th, 1775.
What is 'The Shot Heard Around The World'?
This treaty officially ended the Revolution. [HINT: It's the name of a city!]
What is the Treaty of Paris?