Revolutionary Battles

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• What effect did the Battle of Bunker Hill have on the colonies?
• Who was Molly Pitcher?
• Who surrendered to the Patriots on October 17, 1777?
• Why were the British marching to Concord?
• When did free African Americans first take part in the American Revolution?
• What was the Olive Branch Petition?
• Who was the woman who brought water to soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth?
• What were the results of the Battle of Saratoga?
• What was the result of the Battle of Long Island?
• Why did the troops perform so well in such horrible weather at Trenton in December, 1776?
• Why would African Americans side with the British during the American Revolution?
• Why did the Americans win the Revolutionary War?
• What did France send to the Patriots to help with the American Revolution?
• How did Gates's errors in leadership contribute to the American loss at Camden?
• What type of warfare did Francis Marion and his men employ?
• During the Revolutionary War, what kinds of weapons were used used?
• During the revolutionary war, what were the views of a "democrat" and a "republican"?
• What are the negative and positive effects of the Revolutionary War?
• What were the causes of the Revolutionary War?
• In what ways did geography help the Americans win the Revolutionary War?
• What was the American economy like during the revolutionary war?
• How did American colonists view the Revolutionary war?
• Why did the British think their military forces were superior to those of the Americans?
• How was the American Revolution revolutionary?
• What factors allowed the British to enter the war confident that they could beat the American colonists?
• To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society?
• To what extent did the American Revolution change American society politically, socially, economically?
• Was the American Revolution a “real” revolution, or was it just a struggle for power?
• Was the American Revolution bound to happen eventually?
• Was the American Revolution a radical revolution?
• What ended the American Revolution?
• How did the French and Indian War prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?
• Why did Thomas Jefferson not attend the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
• What slowed General Burgoyne and his army's journey toward Albany?
• How did the principles of the American Revolution affect other people in other part of the world?
• What other nations helped the Patriot cause during the American Revolution?
• How did foreign individuals help the United States during the American Revolution?
• What was the outcome of the naval battle between the Bonhomme Richard and the Serapis?
• What were the causes and effects of the war of 1812?
• Why did the victory of 1812 lead to the creation of the Monroe Doctrine?
• Why did people from the North, South, and the West feel differently about going to war with Britain during the War of 1812?
• What factors led to the war of 1812?
• How did religion cause the War of 1812?
• What lesson was learned from the War of 1812?
• What were the issues that caused congress to demand open hostility with Britain in 1812?
• What was the importance of the Battle of Antietam?
• How did the Continental Army fare in the early battles of the war?
• What advantages helped the Americans win the Revolutionary War?
• What was George Washington's greatest challenge at Valley Force?
• During the Colonial Period, what set up the basic system of government that is reflective throughout Colonial literature?
• What was the most important reason for the Patriots' defeat of the British?
• What started the fighting at Lexington and Concord?
• What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?
• Why did the British think they might find support in the southern colonies?
• How did the events at Lexington and Concord change the conflict between Great Britain and the colonies?
• Why do you think that control of Boston early in the Revolutionary War was important?
• How did colonists protested British taxes?
• Why were Bostonians angry with British troops in their town?
• What happened at the battle of Yorktown?
• What was the military objective for the British march on Concord? Did they succeed in carrying out this objective?
• Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill considered a Patriot victory?
• What were some effects the Battle of Gettysburg had on the South?
• Why were British troops sent to Boston in 1770?
• What did George Washington think about getting involved in foreign countries?
• What strengths did the Continental Army have that the British army did not?
• What was the war that had just ended that allowed the United States to call the 13 colonies land their own?
• What was the final battle in the American Revolution?
• During the winter of 1776-77, the Continental Army suffered terribly at their winter camp in Valley Forge. What Prussian-born general trained the colonists how to fight better and survive in battle?
• How did European allies affect the Revolutionary War?
• What effect did George Washington's leadership at Valley Forge have?
• What was ironic about the English presence in North America coming to an end at Yorktown?
• What country entered the Revolution War as a French ally in 1779?
• What caused the American Revolution?
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• Where were the first shots of the Revolution fired?
• What were the disadvantages of the Redcoats during the Revolutionary War?
• What are the 'three parts" of the Revolutionary War?
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• What were some early campaigns in the Revolutionary War?
• Who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown?
• What European nation aided the Continental Army?
• What do the colonists gain from the Revolutionary War?
• How did the winter at Valley Forge help the Continental Army?
• Victories in what battles prompted foreign nations to support the Continental army?
• How was the Continental Army able to drive British forces out of Boston?
• What was an effect of the Battle of Antietam?
• Who was the German drill master under Washington?
• Why was crossing the Delaware River and Battle of Trenton so important to the American cause during the Revolution?
• What was one difference between the British and American forces at the beginning of the American Revolution?
• Which patriot's famous words were “I have not yet began to fight"?
• What did the British offer to enslaved African Americans in exchange for looting and burning the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.?
• Who said, " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
• At the Battle of Saratoga, American forces prevented the British from advancing to what destination?
• What was the conditions at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78?
• What is a mercenary? Who served as mercenaries in the American Revolution and for which side?
• What day did the Battle of Saratoga happen?