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100
This person was in charge of the Colonial Army during the revolution.
Who is George Washington
100
This was the first battle of the revolutionary war. Paul Revere is remembered for alerting the militiamen, "The British are coming!"
What is Lexington & Concord?
100
A tax placed on newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
This was the name of the treaty that ended the fighting between the Americans and the British.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
100
This law outlawed all colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
200
The French man who aided the Colonial Army during their difficult winter at Valley Forge.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
200
This was an early battle between the colonists and British. This was a costly victory for the British, and the British only won because the colonists ran out of ammunition.
What is Bunker Hill?
200
This was a war between Great Britain and France over territory and power. The British colonists fought alongside the British in this war. Although it was a victory for Great Britain, it resulted in the country being in debt.
What is the French and Indian War?
200
This was a document written by Thomas Jefferson and sent to King George. By signing this, the colonists declared themselves as traitors to Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
This was the first permanent English settlement in America.
What is Jamestown, Virginia?
300
This was the secret resistance group that developed in Boston. They were responsible for organizing boycotts and other protests. Samuel Adams was a member of this group.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
300
This was the turning point battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is Saratoga?
300
This is the type of law that Boston, MA was put under as part of the Intolerable Acts.
What is martial law?
300
This letter was sent to King George before the Declaration of Independence. It was seen as a peace offering.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
300
This religious group settled the Massachusetts Bay area. They traveled to America in search of religious freedom. This group lived in a strict society that was dominated by their religion.
Who are the Puritans?
400
This is the writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
This was the battle where Washington's army crossed the Delaware River to surprise attack the British Army.
What is Trenton?
400
These acts were given the name "Intolerable Acts" by the colonists.
What are the Coercive Acts?
400
This was the winter camp of Washington's army during 1777-1778.
What is Valley Forge?
400
Explain why the Jamestown colony was unsuccessful initially, and what rescued the colony?
Jamestown was initially unsuccessful because the men who first settled it were mainly in search of gold. Their crops were unsuccessful and over 50% of the colonists died.
500
This was the leader of the British forces in America.
Who is General Cornwallis?
500
This was a battle in the south at a major port town. This was considered to be the single greatest colonial defeat of the war.
What is Charleston?
500
This event occurred in Boston. It was an act of violence between the British soldiers and Boston citizens. Five Boston citizens died.
What is the Boston Massacre?
500
The main outcome of the American Revolution.
America becomes an independent nation.
500
This was a war in the New England region between Puritan settlers and a Native American tribe. This was began over the murder of an English trading captain. This war was unique in that there were Native American tribes fighting alongside the Puritans against another Native American tribe.
What is the Pequot War?
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