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Fighting in The North
Declaring Independence
Fighting in The Middle States
Fighting on Many Fronts
War in The South
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What was the name of the document that the Second
Continental Congress sent to King George to
declare their loyalty to him and to ask him to
repeal the Intolerable Acts?
3
The Olive Branch Petition
4
Which key location was taken from the British by
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys and
Benedict Arnold?
5
Fort Ticonderoga
6
The colonists who favored war against Britain
called themselves
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Patriots
8
The first major battle of the Revolution--the
British won, but it took them 3 tries.
9
The Battle of Bunker Hill
10
The British shut all the colonial ports to keep
people and supplies from moving in or out. This
is called
11
A blockade
12
Who wrote the pamphlet called Common Sense, in
which he encouraged colonists to separate
themselves from Britain?
13
Thomas Paine
14
Which member of the Second Continental Congress
introduced a resolution for independence?
15
Richard Henry Lee
16
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of
Independence?
17
Thomas Jefferson
18
What is the introduction to the Declaration of
Independence called?
19
The Preamble
20
What are the 3 natural rights that the
Declaration of Independence says all people
should have?
21
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
22
In what battle did the British trap the American
army, and the American army escaped to safety
across the East River?
23
The Battle of Long Island
24
Who was the young Patriot who was hanged as a
spy, and whose last words were I only regret
that I have one life to lose for my country
25
Nathan Hale
26
Where did the Americans attack and win on
December 26, 1776?
27
Trenton, New Jersey
28
Which battle, where British general John Burgoyne
surrendered to American general Horatio Gates, is
considered the turning point of the war?
29
Battle of Saratoga
30
Which country decided to join the war on the side
of the Americans as a result of the Battle of
Saratoga?
31
France
32
Where did the American army face a difficult
winter in 1777-1778?
33
Valley Forge
34
What was Mary Ludwig Hays, nicknamed Molly
Pitcher, famous for doing?
35
Carrying water to soldiers Or Firing cannon when
her husband was wounded
36
How did the British get a lot of African
Americans to join their side?
37
They promised them freedom
38
Which American led the fight against the British
in the Ohio Valley, and captured major British
forts?
39
George Rogers Clark
40
Which American sea captain captured the powerful
British warship Serapis in the greatest American
sea victory of the war?
41
John Paul Jones
42
Who were the two American generals that led the
fight against the British in the south?
43
Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan
44
Who was nicknamed The Swamp Fox because of the
guerilla tactics he and his soldiers used to
fight the British?
45
Francis Marion
46
At what battle did British general Cornwallis
surrender to the Americans--it was the last major
battle of the war
47
Yorktown
48
At Yorktown, American and French troops
surrounded the British and kept the British from
getting supplies or help. This is called a
49
seige
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What agreement officially ended the Revolutionary
War?
51
The Treaty of Paris
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