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Revolutionary Battles: Turning Points, Advantages, and Disadvantages

Test your knowledge of the American Revolution with this Jeopardy-style game! Answer questions about key battles, advantages and disadvantages of the sides, and influential leaders. Play now and learn about the turning points that shaped the outcome of the war.

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Revolutionary Battles: Turning Points, Advantages, and Disadvantages

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  1. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. TurningPoints RevolutionaryBattles AdvantagesandDisadvantages Help! Ineedsomebody! Take meto yourLeader! RandomCategory 100 Point 100 Point 100 Point 100 Point 100 Point 100 Point 200 Points 200 Points 200 Points 200 Points 200 Points 200 Points 300 Points 300 Points 300 Points 300 Points 300 Points 300 Points 400 Points 400 Points 400 Points 400 Points 400 Points 400 Points 500 Points 500 Points 500 Points 500 Points 500 Points 500 Points

  4. The biggest turning point of the war was probably the outcome of this battle, which unraveled the British plan in the north

  5. Saratoga

  6. The capture of this general’s army in New York was a huge boost to the patriot cause

  7. General John Burgoyne

  8. The patriot victory at Saratoga had these two important consequences

  9. French aid and recognition

  10. Guerilla tactics led by these two individuals made a huge difference in the north and south

  11. Daniel Morgan and Francis Marion

  12. The final turning point of the war was likely the arrival of the French Navy under the command of this man

  13. Francois de Grasse

  14. The most lopsided victory for the British took place in this city

  15. New York, or Savannah

  16. The first successful battle (won by the colonists) was fought in this place

  17. Concord Bridge

  18. This British Commander was trapped at Yorktown and surrendered to the colonists, virtually ending the war

  19. General Charles Cornwallis

  20. The battle on which this painting is based

  21. Trenton

  22. Led by George Washington, the Continental Army successfully bombed the British until they fled this city

  23. Boston (They fled to Canada)

  24. Native Americans allied with both sides during the war, but tended to favor this side

  25. Britain

  26. A disadvantage for this side was that their military was made up of volunteers that only served for short periods

  27. Colonists

  28. Knowledge of the terrain was a huge advantage for the patriots, who used this tactic to slow the British on their march to Albany

  29. Cutting down trees in front of British forces to slow them down; guerilla tactics

  30. One advantage for the British was that part of the colonial population supported their cause; they went by these two names

  31. Loyalists and Tories

  32. Whereas a British naval blockade had kept the colonists from getting supplies, support from this nation through the port at New Orleans drastically helped the colonists

  33. Spain (also Cuba and Mexico)

  34. This guy wasn’t asked to help– he left France and a large fortune to come help the colonists because he believed in their cause– they made him a general!

  35. The Marquis de Lafayette

  36. This military teacher helped turn the rag-tag Continental Army into a skilled fighting machine in the winter of 1778-1779

  37. Baron Friedrich Von Steuben

  38. This Spanish governor of Louisiana helped the colonists by raising an army and sending supplies

  39. Benardo de Galvez

  40. This French General teamed up with George Washington and together they marched to Yorktown and victory!

  41. Comte de Rochambeau

  42. George Washington was thrilled to have the French show up with their navy, but had to wait another year when the French got pinned in at this place upon their arrival

  43. Rhode Island

  44. This General helped gum up the British on their march from Canada to Albany

  45. Horatio Gates

  46. This general hoped that the sheer size of his army that arrived at New York in 1776 would scare the daylights out of the colonists. It did– for a while…

  47. General William Howe

  48. He’s the leader we wanted so badly to break away from

  49. King George III

  50. This colonial general wanted to lead so badly that even after he got command of this fort, he offered it to Britain in return for an even better leadership position

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