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100
This man wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
100
This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
Lexington and Concord
100
This is the man who cowardly sent his second in command at Yorktown.
Cornwallis
100
Give two descriptions of the Continental Army.
Volunteers, untrained, no discipline, few supplies, limited term
100
Give two descriptions of the British Army
Well trained, disciplined, well supplied, professional
200
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
200
This was the last significant Battle of the Revolutionary War
Yorktown
200
This group of mercenaries helped the British fight the war.
Hessians
200
Name two types of people who fought for the Continental Army.
local Militia, farmers, merchants, shopkeepers.
200
Name two types of people who fought for the British Army.
Hessians, Loyalists, African Americans, Native Americans
300
Which Adams helped revise the Declaration of Independence
John
300
After which battle did France and Spain join the Continental Army as allies.
Saratoga
300
Name one reason it was difficult for the British soldiers to fight the war.
Far from home, hated, hard to get supplies, didn't know the land, etc...
300
Who was the Commander Chief of the Continental Army
G.W.
300
Which group of mercenaries was hired by the British to fight against the Continental Army?
Hessians
400
One of the things this man is famous for is engraving the scene of the Boston Massacre
Paul Revere
400
Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought?
Breed's Hill
400
What was the loyalists traditional way of fighting?
Face to face.
400
Name two tactics the Continental Army used in the war.
Hit and run, element of surprise, and cat and mouse.
400
What were the two things that the king asked the British Army to do at Lexington and Concord.
Gather ammunition and arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams
500
This man defended the soldiers from the Boston Massacre
John Adams
500
Where did George washing tons troops camp for the winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
500
E battle of Saratoga convinced which two countries to join Americas fight against England?
France and Spain
500
Who did George Washington hand the Continental Army to at the end of the war.
General Henry Knox
500
Whose 4 sons were soldiers in the British army?
Benedict Arnold