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1)  Ethan AllenÕs job in Vermont making tools with metal:______________.

2)  The real name of ÒMolly PitcherÓ (which was a nickname for the women

               who brought water):_______________.

3)  The Vermont militia that was led by the spirited and intrepid Ethan Allen:____________.

4)  The fort in New York  that was stormed by (3) to supply needed cannons and

              gunpowder to the continental army:________________.

5)  What the ÒquotesÓ of Nathan Hale and John Paul Jones might be:_________________.

6)  The small ship that was burning and sinking underneath him when John Paul Jones

              continued his attack on his British foe in the North Sea:_____________.

7)  The large British warship that JonesÕ crew jumped onto and seized:______________.

8)  Technical term for spying:____________.

9)  The fort in New York that Benedict Arnold plotted to sell to the British.  It is used

             today to train army officers:_____________.

10)  A battlefield monument to Òthe bravest man of the RevolutionÓ that understandably

            doesnÕt mention his name:_________________.

 

Thought Question:  List advantages and disadvantages that the British red-coats

             had in fighting the colonists.