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American Revolution
(1775-1783)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who said, "Give me Liberty...or give me death!" | Patrick Henry |
| Who arrived into Boston in April 1775? | Redcoats/British soldiers |
| Who was Ethan Allen? | A Vermont blacksmith known for his temper. |
| What was the name of the band of Vermonters that Ethan Allen led? | Green Mountain Boys |
| Where did the Green Mountain Boys meet? | Second continental congress |
| Name two famous colonists that wanted to declare independence. | Sam and John Adams |
| What did the colonists send King George III? | The Olive Branch Petition |
| Who was the commander of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
| What was one weakness of the Continental Army? | They had few cannons, little gunpowder and no navy. |
| Where did Colonel William Prescott take a position? | Bunker Hill in Charleston |
| What did the British General William Howe do when he spotted the American troops? | Ferried across the harbor with 2,400 redcoats. |
| Why do you think the American's shouted, "Do not shoot until you see the whites of their eyes?" | To make every bullet worth it. |
| What was the first major battle of the Revolution called? | The battle of Bunker Hill |
| What was Washington's job in mid-summer? | To quickly begin to turn raw recruits into a trained army. |
| In January 1776, what did King George III order? | A blockade of all colonial ports. |
| What is a blockade? | The shutting down of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out. |
| What did Richard Montgomery do? | Seized the city in 1775 and moved towards Quebec. |
| Were the Americans successful in conquering Quebec? | No |
| What was the name of the pamphlet Thomas Paine wrote? | Common Sense |
| What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet show colonists? | Nothing to gain if the colonists stayed under British rules. |
| What did Richard Henry Lee offer as a resolution? | United colonies are and right ought to be free. |
| What is a traitor? | A person who betrays his/hers country. |
| Who was on the Continental Congress Committee? | John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Roger Sherman. |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What date was the Declaration of Independence signed? | July 4, 1776 |
| The Declaration of Independence has three parts. Name the three parts of the declaration. | Basic Rights, British Wrongs, and Independent Nation. |
| What did Part 3 of the Declaration announce? | We are our own country. |
| What was a Patriot? | Support independence |
| What was a Loyalist? | Loyal to Britain |
| What was the war against Great Britain called? | American Revolution |
| What battle did General George Howe fight in? | Long Island |
| Who slipped behind British lines and spied on the troops? | Nathan Hale |
| What did Nathan Hale say before he was sentenced to death? | "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
| What happened on December 26, 1776? | Americans attacked the troops guarding Trenton. |
| How did Washington defeat General Charles Cornwallis on January 2, 1777? | Fooled Cornwallis by leaving the fires burning and slipped behind British lines. |
| Who retreated from the British army on July 1777? | General Howe |
| What country became a very important ally to the Americans? | France |
| Who was sent to Paris to persuade the French King to help the Americans? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What is a treaty? | A formal concluded and ratified agreement between countries. |
| What were some of the hardships the Continental Army had to face in the winter of 1777-1778? | Shivered in damp huts, slept on ice, little to no clothing, no shoes and suffered from a disease. |
| Did the Native Americans become involved in the war? | No |
| Who led Virginia in an attack against the British? | George Rodgers |
| The American navy could not battle against which country? | British Navy |
| Name the American captain that captured many British ships? | John Paul Jones |
| How did Washington change his policy relating to African Americans during the American Revolution? | Free African Americans to enlist. |
| What unit did most African Americans serve in? | Integrated units |
| How many African Americans served in the Continental Army by the end of the war? | 5,000 |
| What did the Black Patriots hope the Revolution would bring an end to? | Slavery |
| Who were the three African Americans that crossed the Delaware River with George Washington in December 1776? | Isaac Johns, Billy Lee and Prince Whipple. |
| What did the women do when the men went off to war? | They washed clothes and harvested. |
| What did Betsy Ross do? | Made the first American flags. |
| What did Mary Ludwig do in the Revolution? | Carried water to the soldiers. |
| What happened at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge? | They defeated the Loyalist army. |
| What was the bad news about Benedict Arnold? | The best general who had joined the British. |
| What general did Washington plan to trap? | British general Cornwallis |
| What song did the British army play when they handed over their weapons to the Americans? | "The World turned Upside down" |
| Who did Congress send over to France to sign the treaty with the British? | Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. |
| What happened under the treaty of Paris? | British recolonized the US as an independent nation |
| Define the term, ratified. | Approved |
| What happened in December 1783? | General Washington bid farewell to his officers at Tavern in New York City. |
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