Revolutionary war

Question 1

Thomas Paine

Answer 1

wrote common sense

Question 2

Patrick Henry

Answer 2

known for encouraging virginians to support patriot cause

Question 3

Abigail Adams

Answer 3

known for being John Adams wife and encouraged woman rights; famous for saying remember the ladies

Question 4

Paul revere

Answer 4

alerted everyone the british we’re coming

Question 5

Francis Marion

Answer 5

very good at Guerilla warfare(surprise attacks) to disrupt british; nickname was swamp fox

Question 6

John Paul Jones

Answer 6

killed someone; flees to america and helped the navy and made them very successful

Question 7

George washington

Answer 7

commander do continental army; born in virginia; true american; wealthy; spent most of his life in military and politics

Question 8

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 8

wrote declaration of independence; asserted the king broke laws

Question 9

Declaration of Independence

Answer 9

common sense inspired; declared freedom from Britain to the colonies; didn’t address rights of NA, woman, and slaves

Question 10

NA

Answer 10

sided with British and colonies but mainly Bristish; helped serve with navigation

Question 11

African Americans

Answer 11

fought with British for freedom; continental army only allowed the free not enslaved

Question 12

Patriot

Answer 12

supported colonies, wanted independence

Question 13

Loyalist

Answer 13

supported britain, did not want colonists free, some called them torris

Question 14

Redcoat

Answer 14

British wire Red coats so you could see them easily even from afar

Question 15

British general George Cornwallis

Answer 15

famous for surrendering British in Yorktown

Question 16

Battle at Trenton

Answer 16

Patriots defeat Hesians, first time on offense side

Question 17

Battle of Lexington

Answer 17

first battle, british won

Question 18

New York City

Answer 18

british win, continental army retreat to NJ

Question 19

Montreal

Answer 19

Benedict Arnold, British won

Question 20

Saratoga

Answer 20

howe left, Gates ran into British , we won, turning point in war, Europe and others were more inclined to help

Question 21

bernardo de galvez

Answer 21

from Spanish, Louisiana; helps cause in the west; takes out British forts

Question 22

Marquis De Lafayette

Answer 22

French, donates $200,000 of his own money, brings ships

Question 23

Treaty of Paris

Answer 23

Year- 1783
Took them two years, Britain recognize independence of colonies, had to agree to new borders, had to agree to who gets France and Spain

Question 24

first Continental Congress

Answer 24

decide to meet back if things don’t work out, had to figure out what to do with Britain, boycotting, assemble militia, right declaration of rights

Question 25

Second Continental Congress

Answer 25

May 1775, colonies were still not pleased, assembled army with Washington is general, wrote all of branch after the delegates still feel unhappy with England the olive branch is the final attempt to restore harmony