Statistics for American Wars #1

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which country did the United States fight against in the Revolutionary War?	England	86%
What country was the primary ally of the United States during the Revolutionary War?	France	86%
Who was the first commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?	George Washington	86%
Who was president during the war of 1812?	James Madison	86%
What were the two towns where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought?	Lexington	86%
What was the group of Americans that refused to abandon their allegiance to the king during the American Revolution ?	Loyalists	86%
What were colonists who were prepared to fight on short notice called?	Minutemen	86%
Which famous colonist rode from Boston to Lexington to warn the people that the British soldiers were coming?	Paul Revere	86%
What is the name of the mission where 189 Texas patriots were slaughtered by the Mexican troops of Santa Anna?	The Alamo	86%
What was the battle fought on Breed's Hill near Boston in 1775 mistakenly called?	The Battle of Bunker Hill	86%
Who was the famous commander of the French forces fighting with the United States during the Revolutionary War?	Marquis de Lafayette	71%
What major city did General Howe capture from George Washington in 1776?	New York City	71%
Which river did George Washington cross to defeat the Hessians at Trenton in 1776?	The Delaware River	71%
	Concord	57%
During the War of 1812, who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?	Francis Scott Key	57%
Which Revolutionary War naval leader said "I have not yet begun to fight"?	John Paul Jones	57%
In what foreign city was the treaty hat ended the Revolutionary War signed?	Paris	57%
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?	The Battle of Yorktown	57%
To what location did General Washington retreat during the terrible winter of 1777-78?	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	57%
What fort was captured by the Green Mountain Boys under the command of Ethan Allen during the Revolutionary War?	Fort Ticonderoga	43%
What were the fighting units called at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, before the Continental Army was formed?	Local militia	43%
Who did the British hang as a spy in 1776 without giving him a trial?	Nathan Hale	43%
Who was called Father of the American Revolution?	Samuel Adams	43%
What battle was considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?	The Battle of Saratoga	43%
Who allegedly said "Don't shoot 'til you can see the whites of their eyes" at the battle on Breed's Hill?	William Prescott	43%
What are the dates of the Revolutionary War?	{1775} to {1783}	29%
Who was the commander of the French fleet during the Revolutionary War?	Admiral de Grasse	29%
Who was the famous French general who assisted Washington in defeating Cornwallis at Yorktown?	Count Rochambeau	29%
Who was considered the best field general in the Continental Army?	Nathanael Greene	29%
Which part of the United States was opposed to war against Britain in 1812 because of the potential economic threat?	New England	29%