It was here that they "fired the shot heard 'round the world."
What is the battle of Lexington?
100
Contrary to common wisdom, he was actually one of several riders on the 18th of April in '75.
Who is Paul Revere?
100
Four Americans died in this, which started with a few boys throwing snowballs at a British soldier.
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
The final battle of the Revolution happened here.
What is Yorktown?
100
He defended British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre, but he went on to sign the Declaration of Independence and become our second president.
Who is John Adams?
200
Cannon were dragged over two hundred miles to Boston from here.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
200
He organized the Loyal Nine, which grew into the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Samuel Adams?
200
It put taxes on lead, paper, glass, paint, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
200
Von Steuben, who helped train American soldiers at Valley Forge, claimed to have been an officer in this country's army.
What is Prussia?
200
He was only 35 when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
The Seven Years war ended here.
What is the battle of Quebec?
300
He spent much of the American Revolution in France, trying to convince King Louis XVI to give aid to the United States.
Who is Ben Franklin?
300
This was the first internal tax passed by Parliament.
What is the Stamp Act?
300
The Marquis de Lafayette left this country to help America fight for freedom, and became Gen. Washington's aide.
What is France?
300
He is remembered as a traitor for trying to sell West Point to the British, but he was probably the reason the Americans won the Battle of Saratoga.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
400
This battle was America's first victory in the Revolution.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
400
They were German mercenaries who celebrated a bit too much one Christmas eve.
Who are the Hessians?
400
This was the American response to the Stamp Act.
What is boycotting British goods?
400
Coming from here, his name, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, is hard to spell, but New Yorkers were grateful enough for his help to name a bridge after him.
What is Poland?
400
After reading the stirring words from this pamphlet to his troops at Valley Forge, Washington was gratified by the number of men who re-enlisted to fight for another year.
What is "The Crisis"?
500
An American win in this battle convinced the French to support the new United States.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
500
His pamphlet "Common Sense" convinced many that America did not need a monarch.
Who is Thomas Paine?
500
After Lexington and Concord, the Continental Congress sent this to King George III.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
500
These two states had such high Loyalist populations that the American Revolution was more of a civil war.
What are New Jersey and South Carolina?
500
Armies went into this when it got too cold to fight.