After the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1776, the Connecticut colonial government ordered the construction of Black Rock Fort (to be built on top of an older 17th-century fort) to protect the port of New Haven. In 1779, during the Battle of New Haven, British soldiers captured Black Rock Fort and burned the barracks to the ground. The fort was reconstructed in 1807 by the federal government (on orders from the Thomas Jefferson administration), and rechristened Fort Nathan Hale, after the Revolutionary War hero who had lived in New Haven. The cannons of Fort Nathan Hale were successful in defying British war ships during the War of 1812. In 1863, during the Civil War, a second Fort Hale was built next to the original, complete with bomb-resistant bunkers and a moat, to defend the city should a Southern raid against New Haven be launched. The United States Congress deeded the site to the state in 1921, and all three versions of the fort have been restored. The site is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and receives thousands of visitors each year. COUNT 10
QSN1 What structure was ordered to be built in New Haven in 1776 to protect the port at the outset of the Revolutionary War? ANS1 Black Rock Fort QSN2 In what year was Black Rock Fort captured by the British in New Haven and incinerated?  ANS2 1779 QSN3 After which revolutionary war hero and New Haven native was Black Rock Fort rechristened upon reconstruction in 1807? ANS3 Nathan Hale QSN4 What two fortifications distinguished the second Fort Hale built in New Haven during the Civil War? ANS4 bomb-resistant bunkers and a moat QSN5 In what year did the U.S. Congress afford Connecticut the deed to the site at Fort Hale in New Haven? ANS5 1921 QSN6 Black Rock Fort was built in response to what event in the 18th century? ANS6 the American Revolutionary War QSN7 The fort was destroy during the fighting only to be rebuilt in what year? ANS7 1807 QSN8 Why exactly was the fort rename to Fort Nathan Hale? ANS8 Revolutionary War hero QSN9 During the Civil War, New Haven needed to be further fortify incase of another invasion, what structure did the city built? ANS9 a second Fort Hale was built QSN10 The federal government pass the ownership of the fort to the state of Connecticut, what year was this? ANS10 1921