Vocab Jeopardy Important People Important Battles Important Documents Potpourri

Vocab 100 Mercenaries (paid, professional soldiers) who fought for the British Timer

Vocab 200 Another name for Loyalists who stayed loyal to the King Timer

Vocab 300 Served as the colonial government during the war Timer

Vocab 400 Name for the group that chose to fight for independence from Britain Timer

Vocab 500 Name of the colonial army Timer

Important People 100 He wrote the influential pamphlet Common Sense Timer

Important People 200 Main author of the Declaration of Independence Timer

Important People 300 American spy caught by the British and hanged for treason Timer

Important People 400 Led the colonial campaign in the West and captured British forts west of the Appalachian mountains Timer

Important People 500 Led guerilla attacks against the British in the swamps of the Carolinas Timer

Important Battles 100 Fighting in and around these two cities in Massachusetts is considered the beginning of the Revolutionary War Timer

Important Battles 200 The British left Boston and fled to Canada after this battle Timer

Important Battles 300 Washington crossed the Delaware River and won an important battle here on Christmas day Timer

Important Battles 400 This battle is considered the turning point of the war because it solidified European help to the colonists Timer

Important Battles 500 The British officially surrendered after losing this battle Timer

Important Documents and Foreigners 100 Pamphlet that encouraged many colonists to join the patriot cause Timer

Important Documents and Foreigners 200 Declared colonial freedom from Britain Timer

Important Documents and Foreigners 300 System of gov’t in which a dictator controls all aspects of life Timer

Important Documents and Foreigners 400 Name 3 foreigners who helped the Patriots and made a great impact on the Continental Army Timer

Important Documents and Foreigners 500 Officially ended the Revolutionary War Timer

Potpourri 100 She said, “Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors” Timer

Potpourri 200 Name 2 of the 3 men that rode through the Massachusetts countryside warning the colonists that the British army was coming Timer

Potpourri 300 What groups were excluded from the Declaration of Independence despite its claims that all men were created equal? Timer

Potpourri 400 He was an outstanding American naval officer who is said to have said, “I have not yet begun to fight.” Timer

Potpourri 500 During the devastating winter of 1777, where did the Continental Army set up camp? Timer