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The Revolutionary War American Patriots British Soldiers Patriot Politicians Battles Won by Patriots Battles Won by British 100 200 300 400.

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1 The Revolutionary War American Patriots British Soldiers Patriot Politicians Battles Won by Patriots Battles Won by British 100 200 300 400

2 American Patriots - 100 Championed women’s interests – her husband was John Adams.

3 ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS - 100 ABIGAIL ADAMS

4 American Patriots - 200 Delegate to Paris to work out treaty to end war.

5 ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS - 200 Benjamin Franklin

6 American Patriots - 300 Hero at Long Island – teacher from Connecticut – spy as a Dutch schoolteacher – they hanged him.

7 ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS - 300 Nathan Hale

8 American Patriots - 400 Leader of the Continental army. He resigned after the war.

9 ANSWER – AMERICAN PATRIOTS - 400 George Washington

10 British Soldiers - 100 Came back to America in 1777 to command an army that was directed to enter New York via Canada.

11 ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 100 General John Burgoyne

12 British Soldiers - 200 British general who previously had served under Generals Howe and Clinton. He surrendered to American forces at Yorktown.

13 ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 200 General Charles Cornwallis

14 British Soldiers - 300 Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in North America In 1763. His troops suffered Heavy casualties at Lexington.

15 ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 300 Sir Thomas Gage

16 British Soldiers - 400 Members of a northern German tribe. These men were hired by the British to fight against the Americans.

17 ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 400 Hessians

18 Patriot Politicians - 100 Delegate to Paris to work out the treaty to end the war. He was also a member of the Second Continental Congress and later a President of the United States of America.

19 ANSWER – Patriot Politicians - 100 John Adams

20 Patriot Politicians - 200 Not a politician but the wife of a Patriot soldier who took his place in battle after he died. She was from Pennsylvania.

21 ANSWER – Patriot Politicians - 200 Margaret Corbin

22 Patriot Politicians - 300 Primary author of The Declaration of Independence. He later became the fourth President of the United States of America.

23 ANSWER – BRITISH SOLDIERS - 400 Thomas Jefferson

24 Patriot Politicians - 400 Delegate to Paris to work out the treaty to end the American Revolutionary War.

25 ANSWER – Patriot Politicians - 400 John Jay

26 Battles Won by Patriots - 100 Battle in Vermont on Aug. 16, 1777, in which the Green Mountain Boys (under Stark) Defeated Burgoyne and his Hessians. It encouraged the Patriots to campaign against Burgoyne.

27 ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots - 100 Bennington

28 Battles Won by Patriots - 200 October 17, 1777, battle in which Patriot General Gates defeated British General Burgoyne (and 5800 of his men). It was the turning point of the war. The European nations then realized That the Patriots might win.

29 ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots - 200 Saratoga

30 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.

31 ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots - 300 Yorktown

32 Battles Won by Patriots - 400 January 3, 1777, battle where Washington defeated Cornwallis in New Jersey in Which the United States recovered New York in ten days. The British retreated to New York City.

33 ANSWER – Battle Won by Patriots - 400 Princeton

34 Battle Won by British - 100 British General Burgoyne (with 28 ships and 7400 men) won this battle by stationing a cannon on a peak over the fort. The Patriots withdrew to fight another day.

35 ANSWER – Battle Won by British - 100 Fort Ticonderoga

36 Battle Won by British - 200 North Carolina, March 15 to May 1781, battle where the British forced the U.S. forces to retreat. A costly loss for American General Greene and a great victory for General Cornwallis.

37 ANSWER – Battle Won by British - 200 Guildford Courthouse

38 Battle Won by British - 300 Washington was defeated by British General Howe who had 15,000 troops on September 26, 1777 in Pennsylvania.

39 ANSWER – Battle Won by British - 300 Philadelphia

40 Battle Won by British - 400 August 16, 1780 battle that the British won but could not control the area. The British were led by Cornwallis.

41 ANSWER – Battle Won by British - 400 Camden


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