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Miscellaneous
100
This tax on paper products really stuck it to the colonists.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
A search for weapons led to these first battles of the American Revolution in April 1775.
What is Lexington and Concord?
100
A colonist who wished to remain a part of the British Empire.
What is a loyalist?
100
The signing of this document in 1783 officially ended the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
100
This Virginian was named the commander of the entire Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
200
A tax on this product led to quite a party in Boston Harbor.
What is tea?
200
The final battle of the Revolution took place in this small Virginia community.
What is Yorktown?
200
Using ships to cut off traffic into or out of a harbor.
What is a blockade?
200
The signing of this document in 1776 signaled a large risk by the men who signed it.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
The 2nd Continental Congress met in this city, until it was captured by the British.
What is Philadelphia?
300
Feeding and housing soldiers? Sounds like this act that the colonists hated.
What is the Quartering Act?
300
Washington took advantage of holiday over-celebrating by the Hessians in this battle.
What is Trenton?
300
A colonist who aggressively pushed for independence.
What is a patriot?
300
A winter encampment at this location helped turn around the colonial army.
What is Valley Forge?
300
A group of citizens who come together to serve as a temporary military in times of need are known as this.
What is a militia?
400
This fight on a Massachusetts street ended in bloodshed, with five colonists killed by British soldiers.
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
This Boston area battle was a costly victory for the British, after the colonists ran out of ammunition.
What is Bunker Hill?
400
A hired soldier from an area that is now Germany.
What is a Hessian?
400
The publication of Common Sense by this author helped convince many colonists to seek independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
400
Baron Von Steuben came from this country to help train Washington's troops.
What is Germany?
500
Colonists did not like being told they could not cross this line.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
500
This upstate New York battle is credited for convincing the French to recognize the colonies as a nation.
What is Saratoga?
500
A formal complaint.
What is a grievance?
500
Being surrounded by cannons they lost in another battle convinced the British to abandon this city in 1776.
What is Boston?
500
Many Loyalists fled to this area that remained under British control during or after the war.
What is Canada?
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