What do we call a person that betrays their country?

traitor

What was the name given to the colonists army?

Continental

What was the importance of the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?

Cannons were captured and sent to Boston.

Which army was better supplied with guns, equipment, etc.?

British

The French joined the war after what battle?

Saratoga

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

What did the 2nd Continental Congress decide to do?

set up an army with George Washington as its leader and sent the

Olive Branch Petition to the King asking for peace

Which country had a navy strong enough to blockade their enemy’s

ports?

Britain

What vocabulary term means to turn against your country?

traitor

What battle proved that the patriots could stand up to the

British and the British would not back down?

Bunker Hill

The Declaration of Independence was signed on what date?

July 4, 1776

What was the name of the colonial leaders at Fort Ticonderoga?

Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold

What was the name of the militia group commanded by Ethan Allen?

Green Mountain Boys

Who wrote Common Sense?

Thomas Paine

What document explained why it was obvious that the colonies

should no longer remain a colony of Britain?

Common Sense

What quote did the American leader at the Battle of Bunker Hill

make?

“Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes” – because the Americans had limited ammunition