The Revolution

Question 1

Who was the King of England?

Answer 1

George the Third

Question 2

What was the Stamp Act?

Answer 2

A tax which you pay for a stamp for all papers

Question 3

What was a Tory?

Answer 3

A loyalist that honors the King

Question 4

Who defended the soldiers of the Boston Massacre?

Answer 4

John Adams

Question 5

How did the Americans react to the tea act?

Answer 5

Boston Tea Party

Question 6

What were minuetemen?

Answer 6

People who were ready for battle at a minutes notice

Question 7

How did the people know the British were coming?

Answer 7

Paul Rivear and other men spread the word

Question 8

Who did Adams nominate to be commander of the Continental Army?

Answer 8

George Washington

Question 9

What was the 1st full battle of the Revolution?

Answer 9

Bunker Hill

Question 10

Who recovered the artillery from Ft. Ticonderoga and brought it to Washington?

Answer 10

Naux

Question 11

What was the name of the pamphlet that proposed the colonies declare independence?

Answer 11

Common Sense

Question 12

Who wrote Common Sense?

Answer 12

Thomas Payne

Question 13

Who did the congress ask to write the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 13

Thomas Jefferson

Question 14

What date is Independence Day?

Answer 14

July 4,1776

Question 15

Who was Washington’s most trusted general?

Answer 15

Nathaniel Greene

Question 16

What were the German troops called?

Answer 16

Hessians

Question 17

What did the British use to store American Prisoners?

Answer 17

They stored them in the bottom of ships

Question 18

Who did we send to France to get us help?

Answer 18

Benjamin Franklin

Question 19

Why was control of the Hudson River so important?

Answer 19

It split the colonies in half

Question 20

Who was head of the American Northern Army?

Answer 20

Gates

Question 21

Who led the Americans to victory at Saratoga?

Answer 21

Benedict Arnold?

Question 22

Where did the American Army winter?

Answer 22

Valley Forge

Question 23

Who was the new arrival that turned into discipline of the army around?

Answer 23

Frederick Van Steuben

Question 24

Which general took charge of solving the American food problem?

Answer 24

Nathaniel Greene

Question 25

Who was John Paul Jones?

Answer 25

He was captain in the U.S Navy

Question 26

Who was “Molly Pitcher”?

Answer 26

Any women who gave water to the troops

Question 27

What was the goal of the campaign against Iroquois?

Answer 27

It was to completely destroy them

Question 28

What was the importance of West Point?

Answer 28

It controlled the Hudson River

Question 29

How did Arnold weaken West Point?

Answer 29

He sent people away from the fort

Question 30

Who was leading the British Army now?

Answer 30

Henry Clinton

Question 31

How did Washington stop the mutiny in Morristown?

Answer 31

He sentence 8 to hang and pardon 7

Question 32

Why did Tarleton become a household name the south?

Answer 32

Brutality

Question 33

Who took charge in the South for the British?

Answer 33

Cornwallis

Question 34

Who did the Continental Congress choose to lead the Southern Army against Washington’s wishes?

Answer 34

Gates

Question 35

Name 4 players (generals) in the South.

Answer 35

Morgan,Greene,Cornwallis,Tarleton