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He was chosen to lead the continental army.
Who is George Washington.
100
These were the first two battles of the American Revolution.
What are Lexington and Concord.
100
This war (BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION) was very expensive, and King George decided the Americans should pay for it with taxes.
What is the French and Indian War
100

The document that stated America is their own free country.

What is the Declaration of Independence.

100

What is the name of the act that taxed sugar and purpose was to raise revenue and prevent smuggling? 

What is the Sugar Act? 

200

He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.

Who is Thomas Jefferson

200
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris.
200
This was a tax on all printed goods in America
What is the Stamp Act
200

What famous slogan was created as a response to the Stamp Act? 

What is "No Taxation Without Representation?"

200
Someone who wants their own freedom and their own country
What is a patriot.
300
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston
Who is Samuel Adams
300
The final battle of the War in which England surrenders.
What is the Battle of Yorktown 1781.
300
This was the law that required colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes to eat and sleep.
What is the Quartering Act.
300

What does the word "grievances" mean?

What is complaints? 

300
Someone who supported King George III
What is a loyalist.
400
He went to France to ask them for help. He also created the U.S. Postal Service and was part of the Continental Congress.
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
400

The turning point of the war, when the Americans start to take the lead.

What is the Battle of Saratoga

400
This was the event in which many Patriots boarded a British ship and destroyed all of the product on board.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400

What three unalienable rights were stated in the Declaration of Independence?

What is Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness?

400
Which two countries offered help to America at the END of the war?
What are Spain and France.
500
He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock.
500
What was the name of the Continental Army winter camp headquarters located in Pennsylvania, known for it's harsh conditions including: little shelter, harsh winter, and low food supplies?

What is Valley Forge?

500

This was the event when British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing innocent civilians, including Crispus Attucks.

What is the Boston Massacre

500
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine stated that Americans need to stop fooling around and fight back against England!
What is Common Sense.
500

What is the name of the act that was considered the final straw for the colonists and would not be tolerated anymore? 

What is the Intolerable Acts? 

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