Name
Key
SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD: BATTLE CHART
Answer the questions from each placard.
Placard 1
1. What were the British trying to capture at
Concord? Gunpowder and weapons
Lexington
And
Concord
2. Who rode in the middle of the night to warn that
the British soldiers were coming? Paul Revere
3. What does the phrase the “shot heard round the
world” mean? The colonists’ willingness to fight for their
rights even if it meant that some would have to pay with
their lives
Placard 2
Fort
Ticonderoga
1. Who was chosen as the leader of the Continental
Army? George Washington
2. What did the Continental Army capture at
Ticonderoga? Cannons and gunpowder supply
Placard 3
Battle of
Bunker Hill
1. In what city did this battle take place? Boston
2. What was the significance of the Battle of Bunker
Hill? It proved that Americans could fight bravely in
battle and that the British would not be easily defeated.
Placard 4
Battle of
Long Island
1. What pamphlet convinced many Americans to
support the fight for independence? Common Sense
2. What historic event occurs July 4, 1776?
Approval of the Declaration of Independence
3. What city is captured by the British in the middle
of the year 1776? New York
Answer the questions from each placard.
Placard 5
1. What do you suppose the Hessian soldiers were
doing on Christmas night 1776? Celebrating the
holiday
Trenton
And
2. The battles of Trenton and Princeton had what
Princeton
kind of effect on the Americans? Gave them new hope
in their efforts to defeat the British.
Placard 6
Battles of
Brandywine and
Germantown
Placard 7
Battle
of
Saratoga
1. What city did King George III order the British
General to capture? Philadelphia
2. Where was Washington forced to retreat to for
the winter? Valley Forge
1. Why was British General Johnny Burgoyne moving
so slowly through New York? Due to the supplies they
had to transport and the Americans made every effort to
block their journey
2. What was the significance of the battle of
Saratoga? It was the turning point of the war.
3. What two European nations decide to assist the
Americans as a result of the American victory at
Saratoga? France and Spain
Placard 8
Winter at
Valley Forge
1. Describe the conditions Washington and his men
faced at Valley Forge. Severe-men were hungry,
desperate for warm clothing, very cold
2. Meanwhile, where did British General Howe spend
the winter at 1777-1778? In Philadelphia
Answer the questions from each placard.
Placard 9
1. What famous words did John Paul Jones speak as
the Bonhomme Richard went up in flames? “I have
not yet begun to fight!”
John Paul Jones
Benedict Arnold
2. Benedict Arnold is remembered as a traitor to our
country. What does the word defected mean?
Go against one’s country
Placard 10
Battle of
Cowpens
1. By 1780, the Revolution had moved to which
colonies? Southern
2. What fighting tactics did the American
commanders use since defeating the British would
be an almost impossible task? Hit and run
Placard 11
Yorktown
1. How was the British General Cornwallis trapped at
Yorktown? He was surrounded by American troops & then
got trapped on the peninsula after British ships were driven
out.
2. What was the significance of the English defeat at
Yorktown? It removed the remaining support for the war
by the British public. Britain acknowledged that America
had won their independence.
Placard 12
Treaty of Paris
1783
1. List the terms of the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
A. Great Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent
nation.
B. Britain gave up its claims to all lands between the
Atlantic and the Mississippi River from Canada to
Florida.
C. U.S. agreed to return all rights & property taken from
Loyalists during the war.
2. How many Americans lost their life in the
American Revolution? 16,200