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2. Mr Hayner – Line Mountain Jr/Sr High Social Studies

3. Some reminders about the game: Answer the question on your sheet Circle the amount you win when you answer the question correctly These ANSWERS are written in the form of ANSWERS to make it easier to help you study

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5. The nickname of British general John Burgoyne “Gentleman Johnny”

6. I am the main British general in the South at the end of the war, I must surrender at Yorktown General Cornwallis

7. I came to America from France to help the colonists, donated much of my own money to Colonial troops Marquis de Lafayette

8. Led colonial soldiers into the Ohio River Valley to capture British forts along the river George Rogers Clark

9. Where in the colonies were most Loyalists located during the war (two possible answers) South or New York

10. This group of soldiers were paid to fight for the British but were from Germany Hessians

11. Which European country joins France in helping the colonies during the war Spain

12. About 25% of Washington’s men died at Valley Forge of this (must have all 3 answers) Starvation, disease, or exposure to cold

13. A soldier who is paid to fight for another country mercenary

14. Fighting technique where you fight small battles and then retreat, quick attacks guerrilla warfare

15. A person who used their own boat to capture British ships at sea during the war privateer

16. A type of government in which the people are in charge of running the government, not a king republicanism

17. Washington’s surprise attack on this town gave the colonial troops food and supplies Battle of Trenton

18. This battle known as the “turning point of the war” because it convinces other countries to help Battle of Saratoga

19. This battle was the last major battle of the war Battle of Yorktown

20. Francis Marion’s nickname during the war – he helped the colonists with his knowledge of the land “Swamp Fox”

21. The name of the articles written by Tomas Paine to boost the spirits of the colonial soldiers “The American Crisis”

22. I came from Germany to help train Washington’s troops, made them more efficient Baron von Steuben

23. This treaty formally ends the war Treaty of Paris 1783

24. Which famous sea captain is quoted as saying “I have not yet begun to fight” John Paul Jones

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