Causes of the Revolutionary War
Acts
Revolutionary War
Prominent Individuals of the American Revolution
Surprise Questions
100
The ruler of England who had Parliament make trade and tax policies and later refused to change these policies as the war began
King George III
100
During the American Revolution, which Act was - the American colonist had to provide the British soldiers with food; beer, bedding, etc.?
What was The Quartering Act?
100
Who wins the French and Indian War?
England/Great Britain/British Empire
100
Who was the American Commander in Chief?
Who was George Washington
100
Even though he technically didn't make it, this patriot rode through the night to warn the cities of Lexington and Concord that the British were coming
Paul Revere
200
This war put England into great debt and made England tighten its grip over the colonies.
The French and Indian War
200
The East India Company was losing money so to help it recover, the company was not taxed to ship the tea, but the colonies had to pay a tax to England for the tea
Tea Act 1773?
200
The Boston Massacre
200
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
200
What date did America truly become independent?
When was July 4th, 1776
300
Dressed as Mohawk Indians in 1773, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships in the Boston Harbor and dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the water to protest the passing of Tea Act.
The Boston Tea Party
300
What was forbade/refused American colonist from land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation 1763?
300
In what two Cities were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired, famously known as "the shots heard round the world"?
Lexington and Concord
300
Who were the Loyalists?
What is American Colonists.
300
The shot heard 'round the world. Started?
Battle of Lexington-Concord
400
Why did the colonists rebel against the taxation from England?
Taxation without representation!
400
Was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.
The Stamp Act
400
Who was the General who led the the British to defeat the Americans one battle after another?
General Cornwallis
400
Colonists in America who fought for independence from Britain were called
A patriots
B loyalists
patriots
400
Which side were The Sons of Liberty on?
Patriots
500
Whom does British Parliament blame for the French and Indian War?
The American Colonies
500
Were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. In Great Britain, these laws were referred to as the Coercive Acts.
The Intolerable Acts
500
Who won the first battle at Lexington
The British
500
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
Patrick Henry
500
What were some British advantages?
They had the strongest navy, a well-trained army, and also had more soldiers.