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Jeremy History
Ch 3 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ethan Allen and the ____________________ Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga. | Green Mountain |
| What fort did Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys capture? | Fort Ticonderoga |
| Who hired the Hessian soldiers to fight against the colonists? | England |
| The Hessians were ______________ soldiers hired by England. | German |
| The ________________________ was a list sent to King George III of England needed for peace between England and the colonies. | Olive Branch Petition |
| What document stated the colonies were independent from English rule? | the Declaration of Independence |
| What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? | 1776 |
| The main author of the Declaration of Independence was _____________. | Thomas Jefferson |
| The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence was _____________. | John Hancock |
| James Caldwell, the "fighting parson", helped defend his town using paper from ___________. | hymnals |
| James Armistead was a spy for the ________________ Army. | Continental |
| Who was a spy for the Continental Army and possibly said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."? | Nathan Hale |
| The Battle of Brooklyn was the battle that affected control of ____________. | New York |
| What country sent soldiers and supplies to help the Continental Army? | France |
| What river did Washington and his men cross on Christmas night? | the Delaware River |
| Washington and his men crossed the Delaware River to capture ___________. | Trenton |
| Washington and his men spent the worst winter of the war at ________________. | Valley Forge |
| The Battle of ________________ is remembered as a great turning point in the War for Independence. | Saratoga |
| Who was the captain of the "Bonhomme Richard"? | John Paul Jones |
| Who was the British army leader defeated by Nathanael Greene? | General Cornwallis |
| The ___________________ was the new land included in the Treaty of Paris. | Northwest Territory |
| The Battle of ______________________ happened in South Carolina and kept the British from invading North Carolina. | Kings Mountain |
| What year did the American War for Independence end? | 1781 |
| After the Battle of Yorktown, England _______________. | surrendered |
| George Rogers _____________ helped secure forts of the Northwest Territory for the British. | Clark |
| In the ____________________________, England gave up its 13 colonies in America. | Treaty of Paris |
| The largest continent is _________. | Asia |
| The largest ocean is the _____________. | Pacific Ocean |
| The warmest ocean is the _______________. | Indian Ocean |
| The coldest ocean is the _____________. | Arctic Ocean |