Geography
What is Massachusetts?
These were the first battles of the American Revolution, where the “shot heard ’round the world” was fired.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This young Virginian gained early military experience during the French and Indian War.
Who is George Washington?
This act required colonists to house British soldiers in private homes or inns.
What is the Quartering Act?
This future president wrote the Declaration of Independence at just 33 years old.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The British gained control of all French territory east of this river after the French and Indian War.
What is the Mississippi River?
This 1777 American victory convinced France to join the war on the side of the colonists.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
He is remembered as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and is honored as a hero of the fight for freedom.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This act put a tax on paper items like newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
American soldiers were sometimes called this nickname because they were ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
Who are the Minutemen?
Colonial port cities like Boston, New York, and Philadelphia grew rapidly thanks to trade along this ocean.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This 1781 battle was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War, where a prominent British general surrendered.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This patriot is famous for his nighttime horseback ride warning that “the British are coming!”
Who is Paul Revere?
This 1773 law let the British East India Company sell tea directly to the colonies, making tea cheaper but angering colonists who saw it as a trick.
What is the Tea Act?
This city served as the main meeting place for the Continental Congress and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
What is Philadelphia?
This range of mountains formed a natural barrier to westward colonial expansion prior to the American Revolution.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
On Christmas night, George Washington crossed the icy Delaware River and surprised Hessian troops in this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This British general surrendered at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.
Who is General Cornwallis?
Passed after the Boston Tea Party, these harsh laws closed Boston Harbor and took away many rights from Massachusetts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This group of colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
The name of the river at the decisive battle that effectively ended the Revolutionary War.
What is York River?
This earlier war between Britain and France helped lead to the American Revolution because Britain taxed the colonies to pay for it.
What is the French and Indian War?
He started as an American hero but later betrayed the Continental Army and joined the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
These laws placed taxes on goods such as glass, paint, lead, tea, and paper—and angered colonists who said it was unfair.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This document officially ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation.
What is the Treaty of Paris?