What is the final battle ending the revolutionary war?
100
George Washington
Who was the general leading the colonists in the revolutionary war?
100
The Stamp Act
What was the first act taxing the colonists?
100
America wanted complete independence from Britain's rule
What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
100
German Mercenaries that fought for anyone that paid them
Who were the hessians?
200
Dorchester heights
What is the battle that marked the end of the first phase of the revolutionary war?
200
Thomas Paine
Who wrote "Common sense"
200
Boston Tea Party
How did the colonists respond to the tea acts?
200
General Cornwallis
Who was the British commander at Yorktown
300
It boosted the morale of the colonists and made the French want to allie with them.
What was the importance of the outcome of the battles of Saratoga?
300
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
300
Innocent
Were the British soldiers proven innocent or guilty after the Boston massacre?
300
Asking for Britain to repeal marshal and they wouldn't do what they did again
What was the olive branch petition?
400
The battle of Long Island.
What was the first battle after the Declaration of Independence?
400
Henry Knox
Who brought the cannons from fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester heights?
400
Britain was in debt after the French Indian war
Why were the colonists taxed by the British?
400
To persuade the colonists to join the moment towards independence from Britain.
What was the main point of "Common sense"
500
It was considered a must win because many contracts were about to end and if they lost no soldiers would want to enlist again and the war would be lost.
Why was a win at the battle of Trenton so important for Washington and his troops?
500
The first continental congress
Who wrote the Olive Branch Petition
500
Ports were closed and Boston was placed under marshal law