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Who is General Charles Cornwallis?
This general led the British troops at the end of the Revolutionary War
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What is Massachusetts?
The "shot heard 'round the world" was fired in this colony
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Who is John Paul Jones?
Father of the U.S. Navy
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What is a long rifle?
This name was given to the hunting rifle used by the colonists
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Who is John Hancock?
This chairman signed his name larger than any one else
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Who is General William Howe?
This general led the British troops at the beginning of the Revolutionary War
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What is New York?
This city was the site of the largest battle of the Revolutionary War
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Who is Lafayette?
Frenchman who served on General Washington's staff
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What is a bayonet?
British muskets were also used in hand to hand combat by attaching this
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What is the Pursuit of happiness?
Along with life and liberty, this is the unalienable right listed in the Declaration
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Who is General Burgoyne?
The leader of the British forces at the Battles of Saratoga
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What is Yorktown?
The city of General Cornwallis' surrender
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Who is von Steuben?
This Prussian trained colonial troops at Valley Forge
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What is guerilla warfare?
Meaning "small war", this type of warfare utilizes stealth and speed
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What is July 2, 1776?
This was the date the Declaration of Independence was ratified
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Who is Nathanael Greene?
The colonial leader who led the forces in the Southern Campaign
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What is Breed's Hill?
The majority of the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on this hill
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Who is George Rodgers Clark?
This colonial general pushed back British troops in the Ohio River Valley
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What is line infantry warfare?
The style of warfare used by the British troops and common in Europe
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What is the Second Continental Congress?
This is the name given to the meeting of delegates that wrote and ratified the Declaration
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Who is Ethan Allen?
The colonial leader who took Fort Ticonderoga
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What is Fort Necessity?
Location of the only battle where George Washington surrendered
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Who is Daniel Morgan?
Led a band of riflemen who harassed British troops in New York and killed Simon Fraser at Saratoga
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What is Brown Bess?
This was the nickname given by British troops to the musket they commonly used
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What is their sacred honor?
Along with Lives and Fortunes, this was what the signers pledged to one another
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