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People of the Revolution
Important Locations
Important Elements
Famous Quotations
Miscellaneous
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Man chosen to lead the Continental Army
Who was George Washington?
100
European country that helped the Americans win the Revolution.
What was France?
100
Document that explains why the Colonies had to separate from England.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
100
"Give me liberty or give me death."
What did Patrick Henry say?
100
Body of water crossed by Washington and his troops to attack the British at Trenton.
What was the Delaware River?
200
German Troops in America.
Who were the Hessians?
200
Place where George Washington and the Colonial troops spent a miserable winter.
What was Valley Forge?
200
England's lawmaking body.
What was Parliament?
200
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
What did Nathan Hale say?
200
Frenchman who was Washington's trusted aide.
Who was Lafayette?
300
People who opposed the split with England.
Who were the Loyalists (or Tories)?
300
City in which the peace conference to end the Revolution was held.
What was Paris?
300
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that influenced many people to favor the split with England.
What was Common Sense?
300
"Even peace may be purchased at too high a price."
What did Ben Franklin say?
300
City where the Battle of Bunker Hill took place.
What was Boston?
400
First man to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Hancock?
400
Site of the battle known as the turning point of the Revolution.
What was Saratoga?
400
Petition sent to the King to stop the war.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
400
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."
What did Thomas Jefferson say?
400
General who controlled the British forces in Boston after Bunker Hill.
Who was William Howe?
500
Man in charge of Colonial troops at Bunker Hill.
Who was William Prescott?
500
Two cities in Canada that Benedict Arnold fought to capture.
What are Montreal and Quebec?
500
Weapons captured from Fort Ticonderoga and used against the British in Boston.
What were cannons?
500
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
What did William Prescott say?
500
Place where the Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought.
What was Breed's Hill?