Taxes
This act of parliament made the American Colonists house and feed the British troops.
Quartering act
Colonists who sided with, or supported American independence were known as what?
Patriots
This American leader was elected to the position of Commanding General of the Continental Army at the 2nd Continental Congress.
George Washington
Seventy minutemen bravely faced off against 700 British troops in the first battle of the Revolutionary war in what city outside of Boston?
Lexington
What Jersey number is Donovan Mitchell
45
This was British taxation on newspapers, playing cards, and other paper products.
The Stamp Act
Colonists who sided with, or supported the British and the King of England were known as what?
Loyalists
This American leader was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
The redcoats marched to what city after Lexington only to find that the rebel arsenal was empty?
Concord
What was the final score of the Roy vs Taylorsville football game
55-7
The refusal to buy British goods in the American colonies was a reaction known as a what?
Boycott
Protesting taxation, a group of American colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded three British ships and dumped over 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor became known as what?
The Boston Tea Party
The British hired mercenaries called _______________ who were extremely brutal fighters from Germany.
Hessians
The battle is called Bunker Hill but it actually took place on what hill?
Breeds Hill
What River to Washington cross to surprise the hessians on Dec 26th in Trenton New Jersey?
The Delaware River
These Acts closed the Port of Boston in response to the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
Most important battle of the war, convinced the french to join, Burgoynes entire army surrendered to Benedict Arnold.
Saratoga
What American leader was sent to create an alliance with France after the battle of Saratoga?
Benjamin Franklin
The Rebels laid siege to this town and with help of the French navy was able to get the British to surrender,ending the war.
Yorktown
How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
56
policy of the British government from the early to mid-18th century regarding its North American colonies under which trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose as long as the colonies remained loyal to the British government ...
Salutary Neglect
Which famous Patriot said, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Derrick Henry... I mean Patrick Henry
Who wrote the best-selling pamphlet titled, “Common Sense” that sold over 500,000 copies in the American Colonies?
Thomas Paine
This man was an ex Prussian officer who trained Washington's soldiers at Valley Forge
Baron Von Steuben
Name the 4 teams still playing in MLB playoffs
Astros, Red Sox