Historical
Places
Figures
Events
Terms
Miscellaneous
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Leader of a band of Vermonteers known as the
Green Mountain Boys.
Who is Ethan Allen?
Known for betraying both the
colonists and the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
The author of the pamphlet entitled
“Common Sense”.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Governor of Virginia who said,
“Give me liberty or give me
death.
Who is Patrick Henry?
A spy for the colonists that
retrieved information behind
British lines and was famous for
his quote “I only regret that I
have but one life to lose for my
country”.
Who is Nathan Hale?
Current seaport and industrial
city in Massachusetts, but in the
Late 1700’s a lot of protests
were executed here.
What is Boston?
The fort at the south end of Lake
Champlain that was captured
from the British by Ethan Allen
and the Green Mountain Boys.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
City in Eastern Canada that was
taken over by the British as they
waited there for reinforcements.
What is Quebec?
After France entered the war
in 1778, the British turned
their attention to what region
of the colonies?
What is Southern Colonies?
The camp where General
Washington and his men stayed
in the winter of 1777-1778.
What is Valley Forge?
This event is one of the battles
of the Revolutionary War. It is
also known as the Battle of
Breed’s Hill.
What is the Battle of Bunker
Hill?
1776, the date of the issuing of
one of the most important
documents in history.
What is the issuing of the
Declaration of Independence?
This battle was supposed to be a
three-prong attack but 2 of the
“prongs” made a mix-up in
communication and didn’t make
it. (Turning point of war)
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This was one of the Patriots’
victories that boosted their
morale in 1776.
What is the Surprise Attack or
Battle of Trenton?
This event was headed by
British General Cornwallis after
losing the Battle of Yorktown
from being outnumbered and
having a lack of artillery.
What is the British surrender at
Yorktown?
This word is ‘a symbol of
peace’.
What is an olive branch?
This word is ‘an opening to a
declaration or constitution’.
What is a preamble?
This word is ‘a country or
countries that team up with a
country to work together as one
in wars or conflicts’.
What is an ally?
This word is ‘a bunch of troops
on horseback’.
What is a cavalry?
This word is ‘a soldier who uses
hit-and-run tactics’.
What is a guerilla?
This is the third part of the
Declaration of Independence.
What is “Complaints against the
king?”
This river was crossed by
Washington and his men on
there way to Trenton.
What is the Delaware River?
This was the author of the
Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This “event”, which happened 2
years after the British surrender
at Yorktown, was noted in the
Treaty of Paris.
What is British recognition of
American Independence, or
British have to leave North
America, or Patriots gain all
land east of the Mississippi
River?
The pamphlet written by
Thomas Paine in 1776 that was
the author’s opinions on the
Revolutionary War.
What is “Common Sense”?