This historical figure helped establish the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Samuel Adams?
100
Established in May of 1775, this independent congressional committee passed legislation to print money for an army, organize a foreign diplomatic branch, and appointed George Washington as General of the Continental Army.
What was the Second Continental Congress?
100
Set for a Christmas Night surprise attack in 1776, this battle would prove to be a much-needed victory for General Washington and the Continental Army.
What was the Battle of Trenton?
100
Battle that resulted in the surrender of General Cornwallis and ultimately the defeat of the British in the American Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
100
Term associated with the dealing of corrupt merchants who sold defective goods such as spoiled meat, cheap shoes, and defective weapons.
What is profiteering?
200
Passed by Parliament in 1765, this act required colonist to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, and almanac.
What are the Townshend Acts?
200
On June 17, 1775, this battle would prove to be the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
200
This general would lead his minutemen into a victorious battle which brought defeat to the redcoats at Saratoga and win foreign support for the patriots.
Who was Horatio Gates?
200
Brave and idealistic military leader who lobbied for French support of the Continental Army and led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
200
Daughter of Benjamin Franklin who encouraged colonist to mend clothing for the war effort.
Who was Sarah Franklin?
300
On March 5, 1770, this incident transpired from tensions between Bostonian dock hands and poorly-paid redcoats competing for jobs which led to an armed armed skirmish and the deaths of five colonist.
What was the Boston Massacre?
300
Drafted during the Second Continental Congressional meetings in 1775, this peaceful petition appealed for King George III to allow diplomatic relations between Great Britain and its colonies to return to "former harmony."
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
300
Country that supported and recognized patriotic independence from Great Britain by signing an alliance with the newly founded nation and secretly supplying minutemen with weapons in 1776.
Who is France?
300
Prussian Captain and talented drillmaster that taught patriots proper military skills and orders at Valley Forge.
Who was Friedrich von Steuben?
300
From the German reign of Hesse, these hired mercenaries fought with the British for the prospect of money.
Who were the Hessians?
400
In response to colonial protest, King George III and Parliament implemented these sets of laws which shut down the Boston Harbor, authorized the Quartering Act, and imposed martial law in Boston.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
400
Pinned by Thomas Paine and published anomalously in 1776, this 50-page pamphlet stated that independence was the American "destiny" and encouraged colonist to establish an independent republic.
What is 'Common Sense?'
400
Winter camp were General Washington stationed his Continental Army whom endured freezing temperatures, numerous amputations, wide-spread hunger and high casualties.
Where is Valley Forge?
400
One of the three American diplomats that demanded Great Britain agree to grant the Americans full independence before any other negation talks would be allowed to continue.
Who were/was John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and/or John Jay?
400
Bostonian lawyer who would defend the redcoats accused of implementing excessive force in the Boston Massacre.
Who is John Adams?
500
Passed by Parliament in 1765, this act required colonist to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, and almanac.
What is the Stamp Act?
500
In order to pass congressional ratification, this polarizing issue was edited out of the original draft of the Declaration of Independence.
What was the slave trade?
500
Economic condition experienced by colonist during the time of the American Revolution due to congress running out of hard money (silver and gold) to back their printed money (Continentals) which caused soaring prices.
What is inflation?
500
Signed in September of 1783, this treaty ended the Revolutionary War and set the territorial boundaries of the United States.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
500
Owned by John Hancock, this ship was seized in June of 1768 by a British customs inspector after he found its cargo included smuggled Madeira wine.