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The Revolutionary War American
Patriots
British
Soldiers
Patriot
Politicians
Battles Won by Patriots
Battles Won by British
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American Patriots - 100
Championed women’s interests – her husband
was John Adams.
ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS - 100
ABIGAIL ADAMS
American Patriots - 200
Delegate to Paris to workout treaty to end war.
ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS - 200
BenjaminFranklin
American Patriots - 300
Hero at Long Island – teacherfrom Connecticut – spy asa Dutch schoolteacher – theyhanged him.
ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS - 300
Nathan Hale
American Patriots - 400
Leader of the Continentalarmy. He resigned after thewar.
ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS - 400
George Washington
British Soldiers - 100
Came back to America in 1777to command an army that wasdirected to enter New Yorkvia Canada.
ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 100
General JohnBurgoyne
British Soldiers - 200
British general who previouslyhad served under GeneralsHowe and Clinton.
He surrendered to American forces at Yorktown.
ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 200
General CharlesCornwallis
British Soldiers - 300
Commander-in-Chief of theBritish Army in North AmericaIn 1763. His troops sufferedHeavy casualties at Lexington.
ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 300
Sir Thomas Gage
British Soldiers - 400
Members of a northern Germantribe. These men were hiredby the British to fight againstthe Americans.
ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 400
Hessians
Patriot Politicians - 100
Delegate to Paris to work outthe treaty to end the war. Hewas also a member of the Second Continental Congressand later a President of theUnited States of America.
ANSWER – Patriot Politicians - 100
John Adams
Patriot Politicians - 200
Not a politician but the wife ofa Patriot soldier who took hisplace in battle after he died.
She was from Pennsylvania.
ANSWER – Patriot Politicians - 200
Margaret Corbin
Patriot Politicians - 300
Primary author of The Declaration of Independence.He later became the fourthPresident of the United Statesof America.
ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 400
ThomasJefferson
Patriot Politicians - 400
Delegate to Paris to work outthe treaty to end the AmericanRevolutionary War.
ANSWER – Patriot Politicians - 400
John Jay
Battles Won by Patriots - 100
Battle in Vermont on Aug. 16,1777, in which the GreenMountain Boys (under Stark) Defeated Burgoyne and hisHessians. It encouraged thePatriots to campaign againstBurgoyne.
ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots - 100
Bennington
Battles Won by Patriots - 200
October 17, 1777, battle in whichPatriot General Gates defeated British General Burgoyne (and 5800 of his men). It was the turning point of the war. The European nations then realizedThat the Patriots might win.
ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots - 200
Saratoga
Battles Won by Patriots - 300
Washington and Lafayette surrounded Cornwallis (with 7500 Hessians) on land and sea. The British surrendered. It was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots - 300
Yorktown
Battles Won by Patriots - 400
January 3, 1777, battle whereWashington defeatedCornwallis in New Jersey inWhich the United States recovered New York in ten days. The British retreated toNew York City.
ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots - 400
Princeton
Battle Won by British - 100
British General Burgoyne (with28 ships and 7400 men) wonthis battle by stationing a cannon on a peak over the fort.The Patriots withdrew to fightanother day.
ANSWER – Battle Won by British - 100
Fort Ticonderoga
Battle Won by British - 200
North Carolina, March 15 to May 1781, battle where the British forced the U.S. forcesto retreat. A costly loss forAmerican General Greene anda great victory for GeneralCornwallis.
ANSWER – Battle Won by British - 200
GuildfordCourthouse
Battle Won by British - 300
Washington was defeated byBritish General Howe who had15,000 troops on September 26, 1777 in Pennsylvania.
ANSWER – Battle Won by British - 300
Philadelphia
Battle Won by British - 400
August 16, 1780 battle that theBritish won but could not control the area. The Britishwere led by Cornwallis.
ANSWER – Battle Won by British - 400
Camden
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