Name That John!
First signer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock?
First battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Lexington?
Everyone knows this guy. Known for most of the important battle victories and his amazing battle tactics like leading his army across the Delaware on Christmas night.
Who is George Washington?
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence, essentially kickstarting the entire revolution.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This happened when an angry mob harassed a group of British soldiers, causing them to fire into the crowd.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This lawyer defended the British Soldiers who were responsible for the Boston Massacre
Who is John Adams?
In this battle, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys along with Benedict Arnold essentially waltzed in and captured the fort without a single shot fired.
What is the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?
The leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga, giving the Continental Army massive amounts of cannons.
Who is Ethan Allen?
American spy who disguised himself as a Dutch school teacher to gather intel on the British in a captured Long Island. He was eventually found out and killed.
Who is Nathan Hale?
English act put on all printed materials. Colonists were required to buy and place a stamp on legal and regular documents. This caused outrage amongst the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act of 1765?
This naval officer raided British ports with his ship, the "Bonhomme Richard." He defeated the powerful British ship the "Serapis." One of his famous quotes is "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is John Paul Jones?
First large battle of the war. Technically a loss by the Americans but the British suffered many more casualties. This showed the British that the Americans might have a chance.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Replaced Horatio Gates as the commander of the Continental forces in the south. Mainly used guerilla warfare and made the British Army suffer severe blows in the Battle of Guilford's Courthouse.
Who is Nathaniel Greene?
This woman took her husband's place in the war after he died in battle.
Who is Margaret Corbin?
Ideas or information purposefully spread to help or harm a cause.
What is propaganda?
This Enlightenment thinker was referenced many times by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence. (Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!)
Who is John Locke?
Last significant battle of the revolution where General Cornwallis was trapped by land and sea.
What is the battle of Yorktown?
Virginia military leader who led attacks on Western British Forts. This allowed the Patriots to end the British and NA threats in the West.
Who is George R. Clark?
Real-life Mulan who cut her hair and pretended to be a man. Called herself "Robert Shurtleff."
Who is Deborah Sampson?
Acts meant to directly punish Boston for the Tea Party. (closed the port of Boston, gave more power to the Massachusetts Governor, decreased the powers of the Colonists, moved trials against British officials to London, and strengthened the Quartering Act.)
What are the Coercive Acts of 1774?
Technically not named John, but still pronounced John, this French commander led the French troops who helped George Washington defeat the British Army in the Battle of Yorktown.
Battle where George Washington pulled a fast one, lighting fires to make the British send troops to where they thought the Americans were camped while GW led his army to ambush the remaining British soldiers.
What is the battle of Princeton?
This Prussian Officer was hired by GW to train the continental army in Valley Forge. EXTREMELY good at his job.
Nicknamed "Molly Pitcher," this woman would carry pitchers of water across the battlefield to give to soldiers in battle.
This exaggerated image of the Boston Massacre intensified the colonists' anti-British feelings
What is Paul Revere's Boston Massacre Engraving?