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2. What does it mean to enlist?

3. To sign up for duty

4. What is a traitor?

5. A person who betrays his or her country or cause to help the other side

6. What is a mercenary?

7. Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other then their own

8. What is an alliance?

9. A formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal

10. What is a civilian?

11. People who are not in the military

12. Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?

13. Thomas Paine

14. What was the main reason for the Declaration of Independence?

15. It was a statement explaining reasons for separation from England.

16. When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

17. July 4, 1776

18. What was the name of the people who wanted independence?

19. Patriots

20. What was the name of the people who wanted to remain loyal to the King?

21. Loyalists

22. Why did Washington send his army to Long Island?

23. He was expecting the British

24. Who volunteered to spy on the British?

25. Nathan Hale

26. What state was the Battle of Trenton fought in?

27. New Jersey

28. What was British General John Burgoyne’s plan to defeat the colonies?

29. He wanted to cut off New England from the rest of the Colonies

30. After the Battle of Saratoga, who gave their support to the Americans?

31. Also, Marquis de Lafayette,
The French.
Also, Marquis de Lafayette,
Thaddeus Kosciusko, Casimir Pulaski and Friedrich von Steuben.

32. What did the British offer slaves if they joined their side?

33. Freedom

34. Who captured British forts KasKaskia and Cahokia?

35. George Rogers Clark

36. Who led the ship the Bonhomme Richard against the British Warship, Serapis?

37. John Paul Jones

38. What killed thousands of Native Americans?

39. Small Pox

40. What did the American Congress use to pay the troops?

41. Continentals

42. What type of fighting tactics did the Americans use toward the British?

43. Guerilla tactics

44. Who was a traitor to the American army?

45. Benedict Arnold

46. Who surrendered at Yorktown?

47. Cornwallis

48. What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?

49. Treaty of Paris

50. What later revolution was inspired by the American Revolution?

51. The French Revolution