Troubles in the Colonies
Who introduced a series of taxes against the colonists called the "Townshend Acts"?
Charles Townshend
What is the name of the Bill that closed the port of Boston?
Boston Port Bill
Who was appointed commander in chief of the colonial army?
George Washington
Who was the patriot woman who brought pitchers of water to thirsty American patriots and took her husbands place after he fell in the Battle of Monmouth?
Mary Ludwig Hays "Molly Pitcher"
What battle was the turning point in America's War for Independence?
Battle of Saratoga
Who was the British Prime Minister, known as a friend of the colonies, who planned to lift trade restrictions and boost private enterprise without punishing the colonists?
William Pitt the Elder
What is the name of the event in which 340 tea chests were dumped into the Boston Harbor?
Who was elected president of the American colonies by the Second Continental Congress in 1775?
John Hancock
Who were the two southern militia leaders nicknamed the "Swamp Fox" and the "Fighting Gamecock" who made it unsafe for any British soldier outside the cities in the South?
Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter
Where did General Washington, with few supplies and little food, spend the winter of 1777?
Valley Forge
What special documents allowed British officials to search American ships and buildings for smuggled goods?
Writs of Assistance
What was the first major battle of the War for Independence?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who was appointed to lead the committee in charge of drafting the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What Scotland native is remembered as the best-known naval hero in America's War for Independence?
John Paul Jones
What term refers to professional soldiers from Prussia who were hired by George III to fight against the patriots?
Hessians
Who was the Bostonian that formed the Committee of Correspondence that kept neighboring towns informed of problems with England?
Samuel Adams
In what city did the "shot heard 'round the world" take place?
Lexington
Who published the pamphlet entitled "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
What French commander joined forces with General Washington to stop General Cornwallis from capturing Williamsburg?
Marquis de Lafayette
What member of the Virginia House of Burgesses gave the famous speech that ended with, "give me liberty or give me death"?
Patrick Henry
Who replaced Governor Hutchinson of Boston and drafted a series of Acts in which the colonists lost their traditional rights as Englishmen?
General Thomas Gage
What is the name of the fort that was captured by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys?
Fort Ticonderoga
Who presented the resolution for Independence to the Continental Congress in 1776?
Richard Henry Lee
Who was the American secret agent who kept the French troops informed about British troop formations?
James Armisted
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