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What was the name of the document that the Second Continental Congress sent to King George to declare their loyalty to him and to ask him to repeal the Intolerable Acts?

The Olive Branch Petition

Which key location was taken from the British by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys and Benedict Arnold?

Fort Ticonderoga

The colonists who favored war against Britain called themselves

Patriots

The first major battle of the Revolution--the British won, but it took them 3 tries.

The Battle of Bunker Hill

The British shut all the colonial ports to keep people and supplies from moving in or out. This is called:

A blockade

Who wrote the pamphlet called Common Sense, in which he encouraged colonists to separate themselves from Britain?

Thomas Paine

Which member of the Second Continental Congress introduced a resolution for independence?

Richard Henry Lee

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

What is the introduction to the Declaration of Independence called?

The Preamble

What are the 3 natural rights that the Declaration of Independence says all people should have?

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

In what battle did the British trap the American army, and the American army escaped to safety across the East River?

The Battle of Long Island

Who was the young Patriot who was hanged as a spy, and whose last words were “I only regret that I have one life to lose for my country

Nathan Hale

Where did the Americans attack and win on December 26, 1776?

Trenton, New Jersey

Which battle, where British general John Burgoyne surrendered to American general Horatio Gates, is considered the turning point of the war?

Battle of Saratoga

Which country decided to join the war on the side of the Americans as a result of the Battle of Saratoga?

France

Where did the American army face a difficult winter in 1777 -1778?

Valley Forge

What was Mary Ludwig Hays, nicknamed “Molly Pitcher, ” famous for doing?

Carrying water to soldiers Or Firing cannon when her husband was wounded

How did the British get a lot of African Americans to join their side?

They promised them freedom

Which American led the fight against the British in the Ohio Valley, and captured major British forts?

George Rogers Clark

Which American sea captain captured the powerful British warship Serapis in the greatest American sea victory of the war?

John Paul Jones

Who were the two American generals that led the fight against the British in the south?

Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan

Who was nicknamed “The Swamp Fox” because of the guerilla tactics he and his soldiers used to fight the British?

Francis Marion

At what battle did British general Cornwallis surrender to the Americans--it was the last major battle of the war

Yorktown

At Yorktown, American and French troops surrounded the British and kept the British from getting supplies or help. This is called a:

seige

What agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War?

The Treaty of Paris