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Famous Patriots
Famous Europeans
Vocabulary
Famous Battles
Geography
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He was the commander-in-chief of the Colonial Army
Who was George Washington
100
Britain's king who tried to end the fighting between the Indians and colonists by making a proclamation.
Who was King George III?
100
People in the colonies who supported independence.
What is a Patriot?
100
General Charles Cornwallis surrenders, and the Americans finally win the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
100
Location of the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
What is Paris, France?
200
She wrote patriotic stories and poems for the colonists.
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
200
General for the British who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was General Charles Cornwallis?
200
A person who acts against his or her country.
What is a traitor?
200
Battle won by the Americans, marking a major turning point in the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
200
State where Elizabeth Freeman sued to be free.
What is Massachusetts?
300
He was the most infamous traitor of the Revolutionary War
Who was Benedict Arnold?
300
Surrounded in the Battle of Saratoga, he and his soldiers could not break through the Americans' lines and had to pull back.
Who was John Burgoyne?
300
An event that causes an important change.
What is a turning point?
300
Surprise attack on the Hessians on Christmas night.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
300
Location of Charles Cornwallis' headquarters before surrendering.
What is Yorktown, Virginia?
400
He said, "I only regret I have one life to give for my country"
Who was Nathan Hale
400
Leader of the American Indians who was defeated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Who was Michikinikwa?
400
A set of laws.
What is an ordinance?
400
Although the British won this battle in North Carolina, they still could not win the war or defeat the American spirit.
What is Guilford Courthouse?
400
Area north of the Ohio river where thousands of Americans settled after the war.
What is the Northwest Territory?
500
He ordered his tribe not to sell their land to the settlers
Who was Red Jacket
500
German soldier who trained the Americans to become a skilled fighting force at Valley Forge.
Who was Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben?
500
Charging extra-high prices for crops or goods.
What is profiteering?
500
Southern port, located in South Carolina, that was captured by the British after Savannah.
What is Charles Town?
500
Region where most of the war's early major battles took place.
What is the Northeast?