American Revolution B

In this battle the Continental Army withstood the first two British charges but had to retreat on the third charge when their ammunition ran low. The British claimed the victory but it was a moral boost for the Americans.

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Charleston

In this battle, the Over the Mountain men defeated the British army led by Major Patrick Feguson. The majority of the British army consisted of loyalist American citizens. This victory "turned the tide" of the American Revolution.

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• King's Mountain

• Baltimore

This location is where General Washington and the Continental Army suffered through a harsh winter but in the end, gained valuable training and discipline.

• Oak Ridge

• Cripple Creek

• Kings Mountain

• Valley Forge

General Washington brought in this Prussian general to train the rag tag Continental Army and transform them into a formidable fighting force.

• Vince Lombardi

• Baron Von Stueben

• Hans Dierdorf

• Carl Yastremski

In this battle, General Washington decided to take a gamble and cross the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776. He took the Hessian army by suprise and recorded a pivotal victory which restored the American troop's morale

• Trenton

• Albany

• Providence

• Jamestown

This American General switched sides during the Revolutionary War and became the most famous traitor in U.S. history.

• Rutherford Hayes

• Samuel Adams

• Benedict Arnold

• John Hancock

This document formally ended the Revolutionary War, recognizing American independence from Britain.

• The Magna Carta

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

Who was Marquis de Lafayette?

• A military and political leader from France who joined America's fight for independence.

• The first patriot to die for Independence.

• An African American slave who spied behind enemy lines and provided information to Lafayette about troop movements.

• A Jewish financier who lent money to the the Continental Congress to pay the army.

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to tensions between colonists and Great Britain?

• It imposed taxes without colonial representation in Parliament.

• It required all colonial goods to be sold directly to Great Britain.

• It limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

• It replaced colonial legislatures with royal governors chosen by the King.

Who were the Minutemen?

• Patriots who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• British soldiers who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• Sons of Liberty who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
• Hessians who were ready to fight at a minutes notice