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1 Power Point review By: Maddy Kowal

2 What date was the Declaration of Independence written?

3 July 4 th, 1776

4 What would happen to the people who signed the Declaration of Independence if the war was lost?

5 If the war was lost, the people who signed would be killed

6 Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

7 Thomas Jefferson

8 What did the Sons of Liberty dress up as for the Boston Tea Party?

9 Mohawk Indians

10 Who said “Give me liberty or give me death”?

11 Patrick Henry

12 Valley Forge

13 Washington’s winter camp during the Revolutionary War

14 Who was the most famous traitor?

15 Benedict Arnold

16 What were some of the reasons why Benedict Arnold was a famous traitor?

17 Needed money to impress Peggy Shippen British offered money and the position in the British army Peggy was a loyalist and Benedict was a Patriot

18 Who was known as the “Swamp Fox”?

19 Francis Marion

20 What was the importance of Fort Ticonderoga?

21 To capture cannons and send them back to Boston

22 Benedict Arnold and _________ tried to give West Point to the British

23 John Andre

24 What was the last major battle of the war?

25 Battle of Yorktown

26 Which battle was known as the “turning point of the war”?

27 Battle of Saratoga

28 Who was the British general during Battle of Saratoga?

29 Burgoyne

30 Who were the American generals during that battle?

31 Haratio Gates and Benedict Arnold

32 What was the purpose of the British 3-fold plan?

33 To capture Albany

34 What was General St. Leger’s goal for the British 3-fold plan?

35 To follow the Mohawk River from Lake Ontario

36 What really happened?

37 He was defeated at the battle of Oriskany

38 What was General Howe’s goal?

39 To travel up the Hudson River

40 What really happened?

41 He captured Philadelphia first then decided to stay in Philadelphia

42 What was General Burgoyne’s goal?

43 To come down from Canada by Lake Champlain

44 What really happened?

45 He was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga

46 Who are Hessians?

47 German soldiers who fought on the side of the British

48 What is Articles of Confederation?

49 America’s first constitution, in effect during the 1780s

50 Paul Revere


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