Battles
Leaders
Enlightenment
Documents
Causes
100
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
100
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
100
Who gave Thomas Jefferson the idea of the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and property (pursuit of happiness)?
John Locke
100
Which document, written by Thomas Jefferson, was adopted on July 4, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence
100
This act angered colonists because it placed a tax on all paper goods, including playing cards and pamphlets.
Stamp Act
200
At which battle did General Cornwallis surrender to the Continental Army marking an end to the fighting?
Yorktown
200
Who was the second president of the United States, he also successfully defended the British Soldiers on trial for the events from the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
200
Which thinker supported a separation of powers that was later put in to practice in the United States?
Montesquieu
200
Which pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, advocated the 13 colonies rebel against the King?
Common Sense
200
A major cause of the American Revolution was taxation without what?
Representation in Parliament
300
From which battle comes the quote “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”
Bunker Hill
300
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, know for his over sized signature?
John Hancock
300
Who said “man is born free and everywhere he is in chains?”
Jean Jacques Rousseau
300
Written in 1787, what document outlines the rules of the United States?
U.S. Constitution
300
What did the Navigation Acts do?
Restrict Colonial Trade
400
What battle turned the tide of the war in favor of the American Colonists?
Saratoga
400
Who was the British General in charge, who surrendered at Yorktown?
Lord Cornwallis
400
Which Enlightenment thinker supported freedom of speech and religion, as well as writing many famous literary works?
Voltaire
400
What was the first government document to unite the independent 13 colonies?
Articles of Confederation
400
During the Revolution what could British Soldiers force home owners to do?
Quarter Soldiers
500
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
500
Who was the ambassador to France during the Revolution?
Ben Franklin
500
Which enlightenment thinker was known for supporting women’s rights?
Mary Wollstonecraft
500
What was the name of Mary Wollstonecraft’s book, advocating women’s rights?
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
500
What event convinced the early Americans leaders to hold the Constitutional Convention?
Shay’s Rebellion