History
a soldier who is hired to fight for a foreign country
mercenary
the act of refusing to use, buy, or deal with a store, company, or organization in order to express a protest
boycott
What document was written to define why the Revolutionary War
was being fought?
Declaration of Independence
group of colonists that represented the thirteen colonies who met to discuss how they should deal with the British
Continental Congress
A man was born in 1995 and died in 1953. How is this possible?
He was born in room 1995 and died in room 1953
a belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully without war
pacifism
The colonists who remained loyal to King George throughout the Revolu-
tion were called?
Loyalists
What secret organization worked to oppose the British Parliament’s
requirements?
Sons of Liberty
Why were the colonists against the Stamp Act?
They believed that no free man should be taxed without having a say
Take one from nine and make it ten.
Write nine as IX and take away the I. Nine in Roman numerals is IX. Take the I away and you are left with X, which is ten.
the British national legislature that makes the laws and discusses issues of the country
Parliament
Native Americans, French trappers, and _________ settlers fought over the
Ohio River valley
British/English
Who became commander in chief of the continental armies?
George Washington
a document that gave land west of the Appalachians solely to the Indians
Proclamation of 1763
If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Four and five are nine
a battle over a hill that could house cannons
Bunker Hill
The turning point of the Revolutionary War was the American victory at ________?
Saratoga
Who are not part of the regular army but are citizens that may be
called upon to serve in an emergency for the military?
militia
a Boston man who defended the British soldiers in court after the
Boston Massacre in 1770
John Adams
The person who makes it sells it. The person who buys it never uses it. The person who uses it doesn’t know they’re using it. What is it?
A coffin
a military post where British General Braddock and many of his
soldiers were killed in an ambush during the French and Indian War
Fort Dusquesne
The battles at Lexington and Concord started the Revolutionary War in
April 1775
Who was the French nobleman who joined the cause for American
independence when he was only nineteen?
Marquis de Lafayette
location where British general James Wolfe told his troops to scale the cliffs
Quebec
Two men in an oyster saloon laid a wager as to which could eat the most oysters. There was 200 oysters. One ate ninety-nine and the other ate a hundred, and won. How many did both eat?
One hundred and ninety-nine.