American Revolution - Part 2

Question 0

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 0

Thomas Jefferson

Question 1

What is the name of the British General that replaced William Howe and then fought Washington at Monmouth Court House in New Jersey?

Answer 1

General Henry Clinton

Question 2

What is the German troops, hired by the British , to fight in America against the colonial army?

Answer 2

Hessians

Question 3

Who is the man from South Carolina whom British Col. Banastre Tarleton called, “the swamp fox.”

Answer 3

Francis Marion

Question 4

Who is the American general that won victories at Kaskaskia, Cahokia and Vincennes?

Answer 4

George Rogers Clack

Question 5

Who was the English king during the Revolutionary war?

Answer 5

George III

Question 6

At what battle was British general John Burgoyne defeated?

Answer 6

Battle of Saratoga

Question 7

What is the name of the petition that was sent to King George after the Battle of Bunker, asking him to END the conflict?

Answer 7

Olive Branch Petition

Question 8

What was the WESTERN boundary of America after the Revolutionary War?

Answer 8

The Mississippi River

Question 9

What is the name of the battle that is considered the turning point of the war for the Americans?

Answer 9

Battle of Saratoga

Question 10

What was the name of the winter camp from 1777-1778 that was located in Pennsylvania where General Washington moved to after the defeats at Brandywine Creek and Germantown?

Answer 10

Valley Forge

Question 11

What is the name of the treaty that aligned the French with the Americans during the war?

Answer 11

Treaty of Alliance

Question 12

What is the name of the French general who was in charge of 5,000 French troops - sent to America to help the colonists with the war?

Answer 12

General Jean Baptiste Rochambeau

Question 13

What is the name of the treaty that formally ended the American Revolutionary War?

Answer 13

Treaty of Paris

Question 14

What is the name of the French admiral that defeated a British fleet at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in 1781?

Answer 14

Admiral Francios deGrasse

Question 15

What is the name of the site of the FINAL battle of the American Revolution in 1781?

Answer 15

Yorktown

Question 16

Who was the famous traitor in American History who tried to give the British the fort at West Point?

Answer 16

Benedict Arnold

Question 17

What is the name of the British general who fought in the south and in Virginia and ultimately surrender to Washington ending the war?

Answer 17

General Charles Cornwallis

Question 18

What is the name of the British colonel who had the nickname, “hair-buyer” because he purchased American scalps for marauding Indians?

Answer 18

Colonel henry Hamilton

Question 19

After Washington’s surprise VICTORY at Trenton - - 9 days later he attacked and defeated the British at what Battle?

Answer 19

The Battle of Princeton

Question 20

Who was the Prussian officer who trained General Washington’s troops into a solid fighting force?

Answer 20

Baron Von Steubenville

Question 21

Who is the motto - created by General Washington which signified the essence of the upcoming battle?

Answer 21

Victory or Death

Question 22

What is the name of the pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine - before the Battle of Trenton that was read to his troops to motivate them for the battle?

Answer 22

The Crisis

Question 23

What is the name of the slave that was a spy who was imbedded into Cornwallis’ headquarter and gave the American forces valuable information as to the conditions of British troops?

Answer 23

James Armistead

Question 24

What British General defeated Washington’s army near Philadelphia at Germantown and Brandywine Creek?

Answer 24

General Willam Howe