Fight For Freedom!The American Revolution

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1,1

I wrote a pamphlet

entitled, Common Sense

Thomas Paine

1,2

 

After two unsuccessful

charges, the British finally win this

battle on the third.

Battle of Bunker Hill

1,3

Why did some African Americans join the British during the

Revolution?

They were promised freedom

1,4

The Treaty of Paris

What is the name of the treaty that

ended the Revolution?

2,1

I was the commander of the Continental Army.

George Washington

2,2

In this battle the British were out to take weapons from the colonists and to

arrest John Hancock.

Battle of Lexington and Concord

2,3

The Proclamation of 1763

What English law prevented the colonists from living west of the

Appalachian Mountains?

2,4

Why is fighting on home soil an

advantage for the Colonists?

Answers may vary

3,1

I was in France during most of the Revolution trying to get the French army to join our cause.

Ben Franklin / John Adams

3,2

After this battle the British surrendered,

ending the war.

Yorktown

3,3

Slightly more than 2000

How many people died in Valley Forge during

the winter of 1777?

3,4

Unified them against the British

What important positive effect did the Stamp Act

have on the colonies?

4,1

Sybil Ludington

I rode 40 miles to warn the colonists

that the British were attacking Danbury.

4,2

After this battle the French joined the side of the Colonists.

The Battle of Saratoga

4,3

Navy, better equipment, better training

Name three advantages for the English Army during the Revolution

4,4

c. Hard fought battles with the British

This is not one of the reasons the winter at

Valley Forge was so hard on the troops.

a. The Cold Winterb. Diseases like Small Pox

c. Hard fought Battles with the Britishd. A lack of food and supplies

5,1

I was the British general who lost the battle of

Saratoga.

General John Burgoyne

5,2

This is the name of the hill where the Battle of Bunker

Hill was actually fought.

Breeds Hill

5,3

General Charles Cornwallis

What is the name of the British general who

surrendered at Yorktown?

5,4

Why did Washington finally allow African

Americans in the army?

He desperately needed soldiers in the army

Final Jeopardy!

Name the two people other than Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin on the Committee to write the

Declaration of Independence and who wrote the bulk of the

document?

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Roger Sherman & Robert Livingston.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the bulk of the

document.