MSS Hill The American Revolution

What is the term for "soldiers fighting for the colonies"?

Determined to fight to defend their homes and property

This battle was a Patriot loss where 1,400 died and were forced to retreat.

Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas to defeat the Hessians.

What was Francis Marion's nickname?

Hired Hessian mercenaries

What general was under siege in the Battle at Yorktown?

Which was NOT a part of the Treaty of Paris?

Better at fighting in open fields

What was the role of women during the Revolutionary War?

I was the author/writer of the Declaration of Independence.

The allies of the Patriots that led to the victory of the Revolutionary War.

This is a document that was created at the Second Continental Congress.

I wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense".

Who trained the rebel cavalry?

What is the term for "troops for hire"?

Weapons and supplied had to be transported across the Atlantic

Did not have a navy

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

What is the term for "troops on horseback"?

I did not get the respect I felt I deserved, so I plotted to give West Point to the British.

Poorly organized and untrained army

Who was George Washington?

What is the term for "Nations that work together to achieve a common goal"?

I am an officer from Germany who trained Washington's army at Valley Forge.

Knew the land, waterways, and forests to fight

This is the term for "hit and run tactics"?

Had more gunpowder, cannons, and ammunition.

Why did slaves join the British during the Revolutionary War?

What was the tactic General Morgan used in the Battle of Cowpens?

What are considered "Natural Rights"?

Possessed the most powerful navy in the world.

What was captured at Fort Ticonderoga at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

I am a master at guerrilla warfare

I led the Green Mountain Boys to Fort Ticonderoga.

This was the last major battle of the war that was fought on a peninsula.

This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

American's allies during the Revolutionary War

What is the term for "an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency"?

Who generally were Loyalists?

Which is not a part of the Declaration of Independence?

In this battle, Danial Morgan divided his soldiers to trick the British to charge.

This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary and France became the Patriot's allies.

What is the term for "approved"?