Question | Answer |
The term used for those who supported resistance to the policies of King George and his ministers and, later, independence from England | Patriots
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Who warned the folks of Lexington and Concord that the British were coming? | Paul Revere
| What nation did the Americans and allies fight against in the American Revolutionary War? | France
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson
| Which side had trained soldiers and plenty of supplies (British or Americans)? | British
| Who won the battle of Lexington? | British
| Who won the battle of Concord? | Americans
| Who won the battle of Saratoga? | Americans
| Who won the battle of Yorktown? | Americans
| Who won the battle of Bunker Hill? | British
| Fought for a cause and had homefield advantage!(British or Americans)- | Americans
| Knew the area and practiced guerrilla warfare!(British or Americans)- | Americans
| Everything had to be shipped across the Atlantic Ocean !(British or Americans)- | British
| What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War? | Yorktown
| Leader of the British troops | Cornwallis
| Militia ready to fight at a moment’s notice | minutemen
| Leader of the Continental Army | George Washington
| Turning point- French helped us after this battle | Saratoga
| Shot Heard 'round the World (first battles of the Revolution) | Lexington and Concord
| What word means to shut off a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out? | blockade
| Who was the king of England during the American Revolution? | King George III
| Who was the first man killed in the American Revolution? | Crispus Attucks
| American colonists who wanted to remain part of the Kingdom of Great Britain (and the British monarchy) before and after the American Revolution were known as? | Loyalists
| Where did Washington and his troops spend the winter training?(nearly 2500 soldiers died in this encampment from starvation, disease, etc.)? | Valley Forge
| Which treaty formally ended the American Revolution? | Treaty of Paris, 1783 |