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Events Leading
100
The turning point in the war where France joined the Patriots.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
100
The country that supported the Americans most during the American Revolution.
What is France?
100
The location where General Washington of the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777 and trained.
Where is Valley Forge?
100
A Loyalist verses a Patriot.
What is a colonist who is loyal to Britain verses a colonist who supports independence from Britain?
100
The colonists had a shortage of good before the American Revolution.
What is the British blocking the ports the colonists used to receive good?
200
The battle where General Cornwallis surrender and the colonists won the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
200
The British general who surrendered to the Colonial Army after the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
200
Shared desire for freedom; fought on their own land; led by George Washington.
What are the strengths of the Continental Army?
200
A person who did not choose sides between Britain and the colonists who wanted independence.
What is neutral?
200
List these events that lead to the Revolutionary War in order. Declaration of Independence; Intolerable Acts; First Continental Congress, Battle of Lexington and Concord
What is the Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Battle of Lexington and Concord?
300
The battle that was a surprise attack on Christmas night against the Hessians.
What is the battle of Trenton?
300
A helpful adviser to George Washington and the Continental Army.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
300
Trained soldiers; 50,000 soldiers; help from loyalists
What are the strengths of the British Army?
300
the act of speaking for someone else
What is representation?
300
Daughters of Liberty used this to protest the taxes on British goods?
What is refusing to buy British goods?
400
The battle also known as the "shot heard 'round the world."
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?
400
the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
400
not trained as a military; were farmers; 15,000 soldiers; suffered from blocked ports so supplies were low
What are the weaknesses of the Continental Army?
400
someone who betrays their own country; give an example
What is a traitor? Who is Benedict Arnold?
400
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
500
first major battle for George Washington; Britain won this battle
What is the battle of Bunker Hill?
500
Main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
hired soldiers so they didn't fight with heart...more willing to give up; didn't know the land they were fighting on
What are the weaknesses of the British Army?
500
signed April in Paris; a peace treaty; forced British soldiers out of American land
What is the Treaty of Paris?
500
When Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
What is July 4, 1776?