Causes of the Revolution
What war led to higher taxes on the colonies?
The French and Indian War
What was the Stamp Act a tax on?
paper
What were the first battles of the war?
Lexington and Concord
Where did the Continental Army suffer through the winter of 1777-78?
Valley Forge
Who is the oldest player to win a Super Bowl?
Tom Brady
The Line of Proclamation followed what mountain range?
The Applachian Mountains
What did the Townsend Act tax?
lead, glass, paper, and tea
What battle was a tragic victory for the British?
Bunker Hill
What did the colonists say about taxation?
No taxation without representation
Who holds the NCAA women's basketball scoring record?
Caitlin Clark
What pamphlet convinced colonists to support independence? And who was the author?
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
What economic policy allowed the colonies to only trade with the mother country?
mercantilism
What battle convinced the French to support the United States?
Saratoga
What is another word for a complaint?
grievance
Who was the oldest heavyweight boxing champion?
George Foreman
The Intolerable Acts
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What battle saved the Revolution?
Trenton
What is it called when soldiers stay in citizen's homes?
quartering
What year did the "Dream Team" win a gold medal?
1992
Who was the first American killed in the Boston Masscre?
Crispus Attucks
What are unailenable rights?
Rights that a person is born with?
In what battle did the British general Cornwallis surrender his army?
Yorktown
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Settlers could not move west of the Applachian Mountains.
What teams have lost the most Super Bowls? Hint: two teams are tied.
Patriots, Broncos