American Revolutionary War

Question 1

What British general won the battle of Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

Howe

Question 2

General Gates argued with what other leader about strategy at Saratoga.

Accepted Answer

Arnold

Question 3

Initially considered a hero for capturing Philly, he took blame for not helping at Saratoga

Accepted Answer

Howe

Question 4

French noble who came to help America and became one of Washington's closest friends

Accepted Answer

Marquis de LaFayette

Question 5

Polish officer came to America to help Washington and Continental Army build its defenses

Accepted Answer

Kosciuszko

Question 6

He was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 7

Wrote pamphlets (Common Sense & American Crisis) for Patriots favoring war with British

Accepted Answer

Paine

Question 8

Battle viewed by Patriots as a moral victory, though they lost

Accepted Answer

Bunker Hill, Guilford Courthouse

Question 9

British general who stuck around New York too long to help Cornwallis at Yorktown

Accepted Answer

Clinton

Question 10

In what part of the country was most of stage 4 of the war fought?

Accepted Answer

Southern Colonies

Question 11

Although Cornwallis won this battle, he lost many men and decided to quit chasing Greene.

Accepted Answer

Guilford Courthouse

Question 12

What battle had militia fire 2 shots each and then pretend to run away to surprise the British?

Accepted Answer

Cowpens

Question 13

Continental commander who used hit and run tactics to lead Cornwallis all over the South

Accepted Answer

Greene

Question 14

American frontier fighter who captured Kaskaskia, Cahokia and Vincennes with less than 200 men

Accepted Answer

George Rogers Clark

Question 15

Spanish officer helped convince other Central American countries to give money to the Americans

Accepted Answer

de Miralles

Question 16

Which is a British officer

Accepted Answer

Tarleton, Clinton, Howe

Question 17

Leader of the Vermont militia that helped capture Ft Ticonderoga and claimed all of the credit

Accepted Answer

Ethan Allen

Question 18

John Paul Jones was an American Naval officer who defeated what British warship

Accepted Answer

The Serapis

Question 19

What Patriot general won the battle of Cowpens?

Accepted Answer

Morgan

Question 20

Who has the worst nickname in the Revolution

Accepted Answer

Henry "Hair buyer" Hamilton

Question 21

British general planned to control the Hudson River, but lost at Saratoga

Accepted Answer

Burgoyne

Question 22

American general whose job was in jeopardy after being surrounded in 2 separate battles

Accepted Answer

Washington

Question 23

Could've been the last battle of a very short war if Washington's troops hadn't escaped in fog

Accepted Answer

Long Island

Question 24

Benedict Arnold sold plans to British about what military fort?

Accepted Answer

West Point

Question 25

Battle where Washington surprised unsuspecting Hessians on December 26, 1776

Accepted Answer

Trenton

Question 26

This Virginia lawyer is credited with writing a majority of the Declaration of Independence

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 27

Militia leader of Green Mountain Boys who helped beat the British at Fort Ticonderoga

Accepted Answer

Allen

Question 28

British general in New York who failed to come to Cornwallis's aid in Yorktown

Accepted Answer

Clinton

Question 29

What American victory convinced the French to join the war?

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 30

What document inspired the Marquis de Lafayette to come to America to help the Patriots

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 31

This British general surrendered to Washington at Yorktown

Accepted Answer

Cornwallis

Question 32

He was sent to France to convince the French government to help the Americans

Accepted Answer

Ben Franklin

Question 33

British general who attacked Philadelphia instead of heading to help Burgoyne at Saratoga

Accepted Answer

Howe

Question 34

British General in the west. He was known as the "Hair Buyer", offering $ for scalps

Accepted Answer

Hamilton

Question 35

Where was stage 1 of The American Revolution mostly fought?

Accepted Answer

New England and Canada

Question 36

Battle where George Rogers Clark tricked 500 British soldiers that they were surrounded

Accepted Answer

Vincennes

Question 37

Prussian military officer who helped George Washington train troops at Valley Forge

Accepted Answer

von Steuben

Question 38

French Naval commander that helped surround Cornwallis in Yorktown by bringing ships to the bay

Accepted Answer

de Grasse

Question 39

Gates lost this battle by placing his untrained militia up front. The militia ran and so did he

Accepted Answer

Camden

Question 40

What Patriot spent most of the Revolution in France trying to convince them to help

Accepted Answer

Ben Franklin

Question 41

Known as "Bloody Ban", he was famous for his cruelty at the Battle of Camden and Waxhaws

Accepted Answer

Bannister Tarleton

Question 42

British general that planned to go South along the Hudson river to meet up with Howe in Albany

Accepted Answer

Burgoyne

Question 43

Wanted to take Washington's job, but lost credibility when he ran away during battle of Camden

Accepted Answer

Gates

Question 44

American general who unfairly took credit for the victory at Saratoga

Accepted Answer

Gates

Question 45

French officer who convinced Washington NOT to attack Clinton in NY; said to wait for ships

Accepted Answer

Rochambeau

Question 46

Once an American hero, he is now viewed as America's most famous traitor.

Accepted Answer

Benedict Arnold

Question 47

Patriot who went to France to help negotiate the Treaty to end the war

Accepted Answer

John Jay, Ben Franklin, John Adams

Question 48

What British general lost the battle of Saratoga?

Accepted Answer

Burgoyne

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