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american war for ind
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ethan Allen | led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing a fort |
| George Rogers Clark | secured the northwest territory for America |
| Patrick Henry | said, "Give me liberty, or give me death." |
| Nathanael Greene | led the American forces in the Southern Colonies |
| Nathan Hale | said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose..." |
| Dawes and Revere | rode across the countryside warning of British attacks |
| General Washington | commanded American army during war |
| General Cornwallis | surrendered British army to Washington |
| John Paul Jones | helped build the American navy |
| Boston | a Massacre and a Tea Party happened here |
| Lexington and Concord | first battle of the war happened here |
| Trenton | an important victory was won here at Christmastime, 1776 |
| Yorktown | the British army surrendered here |
| Saratoga | battle here marked the turning point of the war |
| What is a tax? | money that people pay to help run their government |
| What is a representative? | a person chosen by a group of people to make decisions for that group |
| What is a massacre? | the cruel killing of many people at one time |
| Who are the Minutemen? | Massachusetts soldiers who got their name form the boast that they could be ready " at a minute's notice" to fight the British |
| What is a trench? | a hole or ditch dug in the ground to protect soldiers from gunfire |
| American colonists who wanted to fight for independence from Britain? | Patriots |
| American colonists who remained loyal to England? | Loyalists |
| German soldiers who fought for England? | Hessians |
| President of continental Congress when Declaration of independence was signed? | John Hancock |
| Used in Philadelphia to call the people together for the reading of the declaration of independence? | Liberty Bell |
| Who ruled England at the time of the War for Independence? | King George III |
| The what angered the colonists because it added tot he cost of the newspaper, documents, etc.? | Stamp act |
| The what met before and during the War of Independence to decide what America should do? | Continental Congress |
| The what showed the British that the Americans would not be easy to defeat? | Battle of Bunker Hill |
| The what was a fight between angry colonists and British soldiers in which five Americans were killed? | Boston Massacre |
| Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured what from the British? | Fort Ticonderoga |
| What was signed on July 4th, 1776? | Declaration of Independence |
| What is George Washington do on June 14th , 1777? | gave our new flag to Congress |
| In his most famous victory, John Paul Jones defeated the Serapis in his ship the what? | Bonhomme Richard |
| The what ended the War for Independence? | Treaty of Paris |
| What act required the colonists to give quarters, food, and transportation to the British soldiers? | Quartering Act |
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