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100
This act put forth by the British forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain.
What was the Townshend Acts
100
This person set out on horseback to warn the colonists of the British soldiers' approach.
Who was Paul Revere?
100
King George III closed off this water way as a means of punishment to the colonists.
What is Boston Harbor?
100
What were the three types of colonies?
What were: royal, proprietary, and charter?
100
Paying for the cost of this event was the first reason the British needed tax money from the Colonists.
What was the French Indian War.
200
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
200
This nickname describes the British soldiers based on appearance.
What were Lobsterbacks or Redcoats
200
The treaty that ended the war was signed here.
What is Paris, France?
200
These colonists stayed true to their King.
What were the Loyalists.
200
This person's ideas heavily influenced the section of the Declaration of Independence which focused on natural rights.
Who was John Locke?
300
Britain punished Boston because of this incident.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
300
This person is concerned the first martyr of the American Revolution.
Who was Crisps Attucks?
300
This ocean was sailed by those traveling back and forth between Great Britain and the Colonies.
What is The Atlantic Ocean?
300
This was a court case that focused on a person charged with libel against a governor.
What is Zenger case?
300
What were the 4 main parts of the Declaration of Independence?
What are the preamble, ideals re: society and gov't, grievances, conclusion?
400
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
400
This man actually wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson.
400
This Continental Congress met in this city.
What was Philadelphia, PA?
400
The name of the governing body of Great Britain.
What is Parliament.
400
After this battle, the French entered into an alliance with the Patriots.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
500
Colonists forced to house British soldiers... Massachusetts being taken over by Thomas Gage of Britain, the closing of Boston's port... All were referred to as this.
What is the Intolerable Acts.
500
This person's preaching and ideas started the Great Awakening.
Who was Jonathan Edwards?
500
These are the names of the original 13 colonies:
What are Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Mass.), Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware.
500
This group organized by John Adams led protests against the new taxes.
What is the Sons of Liberty.
500
In 1774, representatives from every colony except Georgia met at this gathering in Philadelphia.
What is the First Continental Congress.
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