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American Revolution
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8th Grade
10/21/2009

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Who betrayed the rebels and became a British General?
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Benedict Arnold
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What three things did the Secong Continental Congress accomplish?
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Set up the Continental Army

 

Sent a petition to the king

 

Printed Continental dollars

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What country began helping America after the Battle of Saratoga?
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France
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Who attacked forts at Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes?
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George Rogers Clarck
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Who was the french commander in America?
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Genral Romchambeau
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Who was given the task to train the American army at Valley Forge?
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Baron Vonsteuben
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Who led the Green Mountian Boys?
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Ethan Allen
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Who was captured and executed as a spy?
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Nathan Hale
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At which battle did General Burgoyne surrender his army?
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Sarratoga
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Who was sent to France to convince the French to help the colonies?
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Ben Franklin
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Who was the french aristocrat nicknamed "the boy" who became a high-rancking officer under Washington.
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Who was the chief British commander at Bunker hill and Long island.
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General Howe
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A person who supported independence was called..
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a Patroit
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Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who negotiated the Treaty of Paris?
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Ben Franklin

 

John Adamas

 

John Jay

 

Henery Laurens

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Who wrote "Common Sense"?
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Thomas Paine
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What type of attack did patroits Francis Marion and Nathaniel Greene use?
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Hit and Run
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What was adopted on July 4, 1776
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The Declaration of Independence
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Where did Washington's troops suffer terrible hardships during the winter?
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Valley Forge
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Where did General Cornwallis surrender?
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Yorktown
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What did Ethan Allen capture?
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Fort Ticonderoga
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At what battle did Montgomery and Arnold lead the Americans?
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Quebec
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Who was the American commander at Cowpens?
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Daniel Morgan
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Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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Did fighting occur before the declaration of Independence was written?
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Yes
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Where did Washinton carry out a suprise attack?
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Trenton
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What was a person who supported Great Britian called?
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A Loyalist
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Where was the first major battle of the Revolution?
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Bunker Hill
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What American navel officer defeated the Serapis?
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John Paul Jones
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What was the nickname of Francis Marion?
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Swamp Fox
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What was the border of the United States according to the Treaty of Paris?
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North- Canada

South- Florida

East- Atlantic Ocean

South- Mississippi River

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What major battle occured before signing the Declaration of Independence?
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Bunker Hill
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What does the first part of the Declaration of Independence deal with?
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General Ideas about Society and Government
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What pamphlet won over many colonists to support the idea of independence?
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Common Sense
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In what region did George Rogers Clarck fight and defeat the British?
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The Frontier
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What action convinced the British to negotiate with the Americans?
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When Cornwallis surrenders to Yorktown
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What does the second part of the Declaration of Independence ddeal with?
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grievences against the King
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Why did slaves join the British forces?
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They were promised freedom
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What early battle was lost by the americans, but still inspired them?
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Bunker Hill
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What does the last part of the Declaration of Independence assert?
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The colonies are free and independent states
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What was the turning point in the war?
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The Battle of Saratoga
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In the Treaty of Paris, Britian agreed to recognize the colonies as..
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An independent nation
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After Washington who was the best general?
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Nathaniel Greene
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Who was the engineer that worked to build fortifications at West Point?
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Kosciusko
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Who trained Cavalry units?
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Pulaski
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Why were the signers of the Declaration of Independence at riskwhen signing it?
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They could be hanged
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Who proposed the Virginia resolution to Declare independence?
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Richard Henry Lee
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What group of private citizens were given permission to attack British ships?
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Privates
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Who led the americans at the battle of bunker hill?
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Captain William Preswtt
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What 3 things did Ben Franklin want France to give the colonies?
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