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American Revolution

  • Game Code: 298718
  •  English    21     Public
    7th grade
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  • Who was the naval commander famous for victories over heavily armed British ships?
    John Paul Jones
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  • What part of the Declaration of Independence list the colonists' against England?
    Resolution of Independence
    List of Grievances
    Declaration of Natural Rights
    Preamble
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  • The phrase, "The shot around the world", comes from what battle?
    Lexington and Concord
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  • What did George Washington do to help the Patriats?
    He organized and commanded the Continental Army
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  • British troops wanted to seize the Hudson River Valley to isolate ______________.
    New England
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  • What battle marked Great Britain's defeat in the Revolution?
    Battle of Yorktown
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  • What state was the Battle of Yorktown?
    Virginia
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  • Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country?"
    Nathan Hale
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  • Who was America's main ally in during the war?
    France
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  • What geographic factors helped Americans defeat the British at Yorktown?
    Yorktown is on a peninsula where the British were trapped by colonial and French forces
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  • Who was the French officer that helped the Continental Army?
    Marquis de Lafayette
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  • Who was the Prussian officer who helped the Continental Army?
    Baron Friedrich von Stueben
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  • Who was the British army officer whose surrender signals Britain's defeat?
    George Washington
    Nathan Hale
    Lord Cornwallis
    John Paul Jones
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  • What was significant about the Battle of Saratoga?
    turning point of the American Revolution
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  • What years did the American Revolution officially take place?
    1775 - 1783
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  • What was the King's response to the Olive Branch Petition?
    he rejected it
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