Vocabulary
People
Events
Dates
Key Concepts
100
Parliament
What is the law-making body of Great Britain?
100
Paul Revere
Who is famous for his midnight ride to warn that "the British are coming?"
100
Boston Tea Party
What was an action that protested the unfair taxation by Britain?
100
1777
What was the date of the Battle of Saratoga?
100
"No taxation without Representation"
What was the main reason the colonists didn't think it was fair for the king and Parliament to place taxes on them?
200
Raid
What is a quick attack?
200
Thomas Jefferson
Who is considered the author of the Declaration of Independence?
200
The Turning Point of the American Revolution
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
200
1775
What was the date of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
200
French and Indian War
What expensive war did Great Britain and the King fight to win land in America?
300
Trench
What is a long cut in the ground?
300
Benedict Arnold
Who was both a hero and traitor of the American cause during the Revolutionary War?
300
Lexington and Concord
What were the first battles of the American Revolution?
300
1776
What is the date of the Declaration of Independence?
300
Committees of Correspondence
What was a way for colonists to keep in touch and well informed about what was happening in the various colonies?
400
Militia
What is an army of citizens?
400
General John Burgoyne
Who was the British general at the Battle of Saratoga?
400
The Three-fold Plan
What was the British plan of attack to divide the colonies by taking over New York?
400
1773
What was the year of the Boston Tea Party?
400
Sons of Liberty
What were groups of colonists that led the fight against the many tax acts of Great Britain?
500
Revolution
What is a complete and often violent change in government?
500
Chief Joseph Brant
Who led attacks on American farms on the frontier?
500
Treaty of Paris
What was the official end of the Revolutionary War with Great Britain?
500
1783
What was the date of the official end of the Revolutionary War?
500
Declaration of Independence
What was a document explaining to the world why the American colonies were "breaking away from" English rule?
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