Mini Jeopardy Revolutionary War Heroes Events

Question: He was chosen to lead the Continental Army.

Answer: Who is George Washington?

Question: He wrote a pamphlet called “Common Sense.”

Answer: Who was Thomas Paine?

Question: He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Answer: Who was Thomas Jefferson?

Question: She dressed as a man and joined the Continental Army.

Answer: Who was Deborah Sampson?

Question: This spy said, “I regret that I have only one life to give for my country.”

Answer: Who is Nathan Hale?

Question: He was the German soldier that helped train the Americans at Valley Forge.

Answer: Who is von Steuben?

Question: This battle was where “the shot heard round the world” took place.

Answer: What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Question: This is the city where the Continental Congress met.

Answer: What is Philadelphia?

Question: This is one of America’s most important historical documents that told the world we no longer wanted to be ruled by Britain.

Answer: What is the Declaration of Independence?

Question: This battle made the British realize that the Americans meant business and this war was going to be a long fight.

Answer: What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Question: This was the winter resting place where thousands of American soldiers died from frostbite, starvation and illness.

Answer: What is Valley Forge?

Question: This was the turning point of the war.

Answer: What is the Battle of Saratoga