Whose not guilty verdict allowed colonists to speak out against government and set the foundation for the freedom of the press?
John Peter Zenger
100
This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
100
The bloodiest day of the Revolutionary War occurred at this hill, which is misnamed Bunker Hill.
What is Breed's Hill?
100
This was issued by Great Britain after the French & Indian War which set aside all land in the Ohio River Valley for Native Americans. (required all colonists to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains)
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763
100
Tribes from this region of the U.S. included the Iroquois nation. This region of tribes also included those that encountered the Pilgrims on first arrival.
What is the Northeast?
200
He was the leader of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
King George III
200
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea.
The Townshend Act
200
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
What is the French and Indian War (7 Year's War)?
200
This compact, signed by a group of English Protestant Separatists on a ship, is known as the first written framework for self-government in the present day U.S. .
What is the Mayflower Compact?
200
One nickname given to the British soldiers.
Lobsterbacks, Regulars, Redcoats or Bloodybacks
300
This man was chosen to lead the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
300
This required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
300
This battle ended the Revolutionary War, where General Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans.
What is the battle of Yorktown?
300
This was an attempted plan to unite the 13 colonies in 1754, which ultimately failed both in the colonies and in Great Britain.
What is the Albany Plan of the Union?
300
Tribes from the southeastern U.S. were forced to march on this Trail. (Trail of ......)
What is Tears?
400
This person died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American hero of the war?
Crispus Attucks
400
This required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
400
Colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships
and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
400
These New England militia members were given their nickname because they were said to have been ready for battle in 60 seconds.
What are the Minutemen?
400
The American colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain immediately were called this.
What are Patriots?
500
He was writer of the very popular Common Sense pamphlet.
Who is Thomas Paine?
500
This required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
500
This religious revival period encouraged people to question authority and think for themselves, among other things.
What is the Great Awakening?
500
This man created the Boston Massacre engraving.
Who is Paul Revere?
500
This act that closed the Boston harbor after the Boston Tea Party.