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Famous People Battles The Revolution Important Events Important Documents Key Terms main 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

German mercenaries hired by the British. Who are Hessians? A 100

Organized to coordinate written communication outside of the colony. What are committees of correspondence? A 200

Granted African Americans freedom if they fought for the King. What is Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation? A 300

He was responsible for moving the war to the south. Who is Sir Henry Clinton? A 400

Enabled Britain to enforce the Navigation Acts. What are writs of assistance? A 500

President of the Second Continental Congress. 100b Who is John Hancock? B 100

Who is Marquis de Lafayette? Frenchman who supported the American ideals and helped lead the Continental Army. Who is Marquis de Lafayette? B 200

Replaced General Howe as commander of British forces in America. Who is Sir Henry Clinton? B 300

Two main Patriots slowing down the British advance through the South. Who is Francis Marion and Nathaniel Greene? B 400

The two men who rode with Paul Revere on his midnight ride. Who are Samuel Prescott and William Dawes? B 500

Last major battle of the American Revolution. What is the Battle of Yorktown? C 100

Battle in which Washington changed tactics and went on the offensive. What is the Battle of Trenton? C 200

What is the Battle of Saratoga? Turning point of the Revolutionary War in which foreign allies began to help the colonists. What is the Battle of Saratoga? C 300

Battle that ended the war in the north. Who is the Battle at Monmouth? C 400

Two major problems with Britain’s plan to split the colonies in 1777. What is the route selected by Burgoyne and General Howe having different ideas for how to win the war? C 500

Two major colonial groups during the Revolution. Who are Loyalists and Patriots? D 100

First shots fired of the American Revolution. What is “the shot heard round the world”? D 200

What is the Treaty of Paris? Document in which Great Britain recognized the colonies as being independent. What is the Treaty of Paris? D 300

Major factors that enabled America to win the war. What is foreign aid, skilled leaders, fighting for a cause, distance between Britain and colonies, and unfamiliar terrain for British? D 400

Negotiated the peace treaty for the Patriots. Who is Benjamin Franklin? D 500

Countries that helped the colonists during the revolution. What are France, Spain, Holland and Prussia? E 100

Plan by Burgoyne to defeat the colonists. What is lead his troops south from Canada while General Howe leads his troops north from New York to divide the colonies? E 200

Actions taken by the First Continental Congress. What is halted trade with Britain, colonial militias prepare for war, and drafted Declaration of Rights? E 300

Actions taken by the Second Continental Congress. What is created continental army, appointed George Washington to command army, selected committee of five to draft the declaration and sent Olive Branch Petition? E 400

What is salutary neglect? Period of non-interference by the English government to the colonies to benefit both. What is salutary neglect? E 500

Formal announcement by the colonists that they were leaving England. What is the Declaration of Independence? F 100

Pamphlet published that spread the message that the Continental Army needed soldiers to enlist. What is the crisis? F 200

Final peace request sent by the Americans to the British. What is the Olive Branch Petition? F 300

Main ideas of the Declaration of Independence and date signed. What are all men are equal (unalienable rights), King had violated rights, colonists have right to break away, August 2, 1776? F 400

Main components of the Treaty of Paris. What is the U.S. is recognized, established borders, Americans have rights to settle west of original 13 colonies, and loyalist land returned? F 500

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Click on screen to continue Colonial strengths and weaknesses and British strengths and weaknesses . finalquestion What are: colonial strengths: foreign aid, fought for cause, & leadership; weaknesses: untrained and poorly equipped soldiers and small navy British strengths: well trained and equipped soldiers and large powerful navy; weaknesses: had to cross Atlantic ocean used mercenaries, and weak leaders? Click on screen to continue

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