The American Revolution Jeopardy::

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7:1 7:2 7:3 7:4 Misc.

What percent of colonists were patriots?

40%-45%

What role did women play to help the army?

Cooked, did Laundry, and Nursed sick or wounded soldiers.

What percent of the colonists were loyalists?

20%-30%

How did the Americans defeat the Hessians at the Battle of Trenton?

They surprised them when the Hessians were sleeping and captured and killed more than 900.

Who was the general that led a small army up the Mohawk River?

Gen. Benedict Arnold

Who was the Marquis de Lafayette, and what did his men call him ?

He was a 19 year old French noble man who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army, and his men called him

“the soldiers friend” because his men had so much respect and love for him.

What was Kaskaskia and how did they get there ?

Kaskaskia is a British post on the Mississippi river, they traveled by boat and later on foot.

What famous quote did lieutenant colonel John Brooks write about why the soldiers stayed with

Washington ?

They stayed because of the “ love of there country”.

What was a Privateer ?

A privately owned ship that a war time government gives permission to attack an

enemies merchant ships.

Who was James Forten, and what did he sign up to do ?

A 14 year old, who was the son of a free African-American sail maker, and Forten signed up to sail on

the Royal Louis.

Who was Horatio Gates ?

He had an army in the south with Baron de Kalb , they added untrained militia and headed to

South Carolina to fight Cornwallis. Gates runs away with the militia.

What is a guerrilla ?

A soldier who weakens the enemy with surprise raid and hit-and-run attacks.

What is a Pacifist ?

A person morally opposed to war.

Who won the Battle of Yorktown ?

Americans.

“ The dead lay in heaps on all sides, while the groans of the wounded were heard in every

direction. I could not help turning away from the scene before me with horror and though exulting in victory , could not refrain from the shredding

tears” Who wrote this quote?

James P. Collins.

Who won the Revolutionary war ?

Americans.

Name one of the issues after the war.

Republicanism, Slavery, Religious Freedom.

Why did Washington leave after celebrating the win of the Revolutionary War ?

It was so emotional.

What were the four advantaged that the Americans had over the British?

Better leadership, foreign aid, knowledge of the land and motivation.

What did Elizabeth Freeman do ?

An African American who sued for her freedom in a Massachusetts court and won her case.

What is a mercenary?

A professional solider hired to fight for a foreign country.

Who was a famous naval officer with the famous quote; “I have not yet begun to fight!”?

John Paul Jones

What battle was considered the last battle of the Revolutionary War?

Battle of Yorktown

What is the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War?

Treaty of Paris 1783

Who was “Molly Pitcher”?

She was Mary Hays, a women who brought water to the soldiers on the battlefield.

Who wrote The American Crisis to inspire the

Americans?

Thomas Paine