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American Revolution

Vocabulary

Question: Untrained, Citizen soldiers
Answer: Militia

Question: A war fought to overthrow a government and start a new government
Answer: Revolution

Question: A plan used to win a war.
Answer: Stratagey

Question: A piece of paper that ends a war that the two fighting sides agree on
Answer: Treaty

Question: A soldier who will fight other countries for $
Answer: Mercenary

British vs The 13 Colonies

Question: Which side used untrained citizen soldiers?
Answer: The 13 Colonies

Question: This side was often ran out of critical supplies like muskets, clothing and food.
Answer: The 13 Colonies

Question: This side had a large and effective Navy.
Answer: The British

Question: This side had the larger number of troops.
Answer: The British

Question: This side used the offensive strategy of attacking cities.
Answer: The British

Causes of the Revolution

Question: This Tax on Tea angered many colonists
Answer: Tea Act

Question: This Tax on anything made out of paper angered many colonists
Answer: Stamp Act

Question: This protest over the British Tax on tea greatly angered King George III
Answer: Boston Tea Party

Question: This law closed down the Port of Boston as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. Hint, the I___________ Acts
Answer: Intolerable Acts

Question: King George III was taxing the colonists to pay for this war.
Answer: French and Indian War

Things I Need to Know

Question: This was a type of weapon used that shot a round ball, not a bullet.

Answer: Musket

Question: This is a long knife you would attach to the end of a weapon.
Answer: Bayonet

Question: In your own words, what is the difference between a musket ball and a bullet?
Answer: A bullet spins out of a barrel, a musket ball is pushed out.

Question: Which side used an offensive strategy during the American Revolution?
Answer: British

Question: List one thing the British gave the 13 Colonies when the War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris
Answer: Recognized American Independence and gave the new nation huge pieces of land

Hodge Podge

Question: Who was the leading General of the Continental Army?
Answer: George Washington

Question: What Treaty ended the American Revolution?
Answer: Treaty of Paris

Question: What Battle was called the Turning Point of the American Revolution?
Answer: Battle of Saratoga

Question: What was the last Battle of the American Revolution?
Answer: Battle of Yorktown

Question: What country gave military support the Colonies after there victory at the Battle of Saratoga?
Answer: France