speed dating questions

Question 1

king of england during the war?

Answer 1

king george

Question 2

appointed by the second continental congress as general of the continental army?

Answer 2

george washington

Question 3

the three men involved in putting the declaration of independence together were?

Answer 3

ben franklin, thomas jefferson, john adams

Question 4

a soldier that will fight for any country for money is called this?

Answer 4

mercenary

Question 5

an example of a group of mercenaries in the revolution?

Answer 5

hessians

Question 6

song played at the british surrender at yorktown?

Answer 6

the world turned upside down

Question 7

a person who wished to remain English?

Answer 7

loyalist

Question 8

soldiers who could be ready in “60 seconds”?

Answer 8

minutemen

Question 9

when considering being the general for the continental army, washington considered what three things?

Answer 9

losing his future, losing his friends, losing his reputation

Question 10

general who trained the soldiers at valley forge?

Answer 10

baron von steuben

Question 11

frenchmen who paid his own way to America, paid for soldiers and offered his services to the United States

Answer 11

marquis de lafayette

Question 12

signed the declaration first

Answer 12

john hancock

Question 13

american diplomat, politician, statesman, inventor who represented America in France. raising money and support.

Answer 13

benjamin franklin

Question 14

french admiral who arrived at Yorktown to help force the british to surrender

Answer 14

Comte de Grasse

Question 15

British general who surrendered at Yorktown

Answer 15

Lord Charles Cornwallis

Question 16

during the winter of 1778 where was the American army camped?

Answer 16

Valley Forge

Question 17

what were the conditions faced at valley forge?

Answer 17

freezing temperatures, lack of winter clothing, lack of food

Question 18

the phrase “don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!” was used at the battle of…???

Answer 18

Bunker Hill

Question 19

what were some issues faced by the continental congress?

Answer 19

unable to regularly pay its army, fear of being captured, inadequate supplies

Question 20

location of the first and second continental congress?

Answer 20

philadelphia

Question 21

what were the two hills involved in the battles outside of boston?

Answer 21

Breed’s and Bunker Hill

Question 22

River crossed by washington and his men when they attacked trenton

Answer 22

delaware

Question 23

american soldiers killed and wounded at trenton

Answer 23

0 &0

Question 24

how many hessians were captured at trenton?

Answer 24

over 900

Question 25

what types of things were captured from the hessians at trenton?

Answer 25

weapons, ammunition, food, clothing, tents

Question 26

what is the name for the housing for soldiers called?

Answer 26

barracks

Question 27

soldiers digging holes in the ground or trenches and making walls with the dirt is called?

Answer 27

fortifications

Question 28

sharp blade that attaches to the end of a rifle or musket is called?

Answer 28

bayonet

Question 29

people who wanted to separate from england are called?

Answer 29

patriots

Question 30

political party that wanted to separate from england is called?

Answer 30

whigs

Question 31

political party that wanted to stay loyal to england is called?

Answer 31

tories

Question 32

how were the soldiers able to fortify Breed’s and Bunker Hills so quickly?

Answer 32

many soldiers working together as one.