Causes of the War
Important People
Major Battles
Documents & Ideas
Random Facts
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The tax on paper goods upset colonists in 1765
What is The Stamp Act?
100
The leader of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
100
This winter camp became known for harsh conditions and perseverance.
What is Valley Forge?
100
The document declared independence from Great Britain in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
The country became America's major ally during the war.
What is France?
200
The event that involved colonists dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
200
The author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
The battle that was the turning point of the war and convinced France to help.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
200
The document that officially ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
200
The face of the 10 dollar bill and the name behind the hit Broadway musical.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
300
The slogan showed colonists wanted a voice in government.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
300
Warned the colonists that "the British are coming".
Who is Paul Revere?
300
The location where the British surrendered in 1781.
What is the Siege of Yorktown?
300
The group who represented the colonies during the war (as a form of government).
What is the Continental Congress?
300
Newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
The law forced colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
400
The king who ruled Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Who is King George III?
400
The famous crossing that George Washington made on Christmas night.
What is the Delaware River crossing?
400
The idea that says people have rights that governments should proteect.
What are natural rights?
400
A song sung by British soldiers to make fun of American colonists.
What is Yankee Doodle?
500
The battle that started the Revolutionary War.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
500
The writer of the famous pamphlet titled "Common Sense" that encouraged independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
500
This battle is remembered for the phrase, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes".
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
500
Refusing to buy goods or services as a protest.
What is a boycott?
500
The group of people who only fought alongside the British and Loyalists.
Who are the Hessians?