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Causes
People
Events
Other
100
Tax on molasses and sugar imported into the colonies
Sugar Act
100
Who organized the boycotting of the British goods and stores?
Sons of Liberty
100
Who was the leader of the continental army?
George Washington
100
Where was the first small battle of the American Revolution fought?
Lexington
100
When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4, 1776
200
Tax and a seal was placed on all paper items under this act.
Stamp Act
200
How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre
5
200
Who wrote common sense?
Thomas Paine
200
What did Washington's army have to do to survive the battle of New York City?
Retreat to New Jersey under the cover of fog
200
Who controlled Canada after the French and Indian War?
British
300
Who organized the boycotts against the taxes?
Sons of Liberty
300
Who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
300
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
300
What was the last major battle of the revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
300
What did the 2nd continental congress declare?
Massachusetts militia would be the continental army
400
The Tea Act only allowed tea from what company to be sold in the colonies?
British East India Company
400
What did common sense call for?
Citizens, not kings and queens, should make the laws
400
No taxation, without representation
James Otis
400
Who did the American's defeat in their first victory of the revolution?
Hessians
400
Who were the 3 men that alerted the colonists that the redcoats were coming?
Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott
500
Following the Boston Tea Party, what act was passed that closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for?
Intolerable Act
500
Why did the British have to impose more taxes on the colonists?
Pay off the French & Indian War
500
I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country
Nathan Hale
500
What battle was the first American Victory in the revolution?
Battle of Trenton
500
How many British troops surrendered at Yorktown?
8000
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