Taxes
People
British or Colonist
Battles
Potpourri
100
Taxes that came in response to the Boston Tea Party
What is the Townshend Acts/Intollerable Acts?
100
Wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"
Who is Thomas Paine?
100
Familiarity with being on home turf
Who are the colonists?
100
The final battle of the American Revolution. Patriots were aided by the French Navy.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
100
A crop grown by a farmer for sale as opposed to personal use.
What is a cash crop?
200
Allowed soldiers the right to colonists households
What is the Quartering Act?
200
Was the individual chosen to write up the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Strong well trained army and navy.
Who are the British?
200
Early skirmish where Paul Revere warned of the British approach.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
200
Economic system in which nations seek to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver from thier colonies.
What is Mercantilism?
300
Gave the East India Tea Company special concessions
What is the Tea Act?
300
The King of England at the time of the American Revolution
Who is King George III?
300
Large support from Native Americans and slaves.
Who are the British?
300
Known as the turning point in the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
A tax on imports.
What is a tariff?
400
Taxed all printed material
What is the Stamp Act?
400
Was a general in the French and Indian war for the British and later became the the commader of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
400
Had a shortage of good and ammunition throughout the war.
Who are the Colonists?
400
British victory at large costs. Both sides viewed as a win. Also known as Battle at Breeds Hill.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
400
Material that is used to promote, but is often extemely one sided.
What is propaganda?
500
Trade Law enacted in an attmept to reduce smuggling in the British colonies
What is the Sugar Act?
500
Defended the British soldiers accused of murder at the Boston Massacre.
Who is John Adams?
500
Had a strong central government with lots of available funds.
Who are the British
500
Under the command of Washington, the colonial army scores a huge moral victory and many soldiers choose to reenlist in the Continental Army.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
500
Tax on production, sale, or consumption of goods produced within a country.
What is an excise tax?
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