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Miscellaneous
100
This was the nickname given to British soldiers
What are redcoats?
100
Thomas Jefferson argued in this document that the English king had violated the colonists’ rights by taxing them without their consent.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
2,000 soldiers died of malnutrition and disease during the winter at this place.
What is Valley Forge?
100
The Patriot forces often lacked these, which continually served as a major weakness throughout the war.
What are supplies?
100
He was the commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
200
This man warned the Patriots that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
200
This famous book written by Thomas Paine helped the people to want freedom.
What is Common Sense?
200
These were foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for payment.
What are mercenaries?
200
This style of fighting - in which surprise attacks disrupted British communication and supply lines - helped the Patriots to win the war.
What is guerrilla warfare?
200
He was the king of England during the American Revolution.
Who is George III?
300
Local Patriot men who served in the militia were known as this.
What are minutemen?
300
The Declaration of Independence gave the people these three freedoms.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
300
This battle in New York was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
This was the last official battle of the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
300
The British army marched on Lexington and Concord to seize a stockpile of these from Concord.
What are weapons?
400
This kind of colonist would most likely have supported the Olive Branch Petition
What is a loyalist?
400
This group’s rights were not recognized by the Declaration of Independence.
What are women, slaves, or Native Americans?
400
He was a naval hero for the Patriots during the war.
Who is John Paul Jones?
400
He was known as the “swamp fox” due to his battle tactics.
Who is Francis Marion?
400
The First Continental Congress sent this document to the English king to state their concerns and ask him to correct the problems.
What is the Declaration of Rights?
500
This was the first official battle of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
500
This group met after the Battles at Lexington and Concord. Eventually, it formed a committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
500
He was a French nobleman who helped the Patriots with funding and soldiers.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
500
This man, one of America’s most gifted officers, turned traitor in 1781.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
500
He was a military officer from Prussia that trained the Patriot soldiers to become better fighters.
Who is Baron Friedrich von Steuben?