Important People
Hodge Podge
Reasons for the War
Vocabulary
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100
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
Someone who wants their own freedom and their own country
What is a patriot.
100
Which two countries fought during the American Revolution?
What are England and America (The 13 Colonies)
200
He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200

The building where the Boston Massacre took place.   

What is the Customs House.

200
This was a tax on all printed goods in America
What is the Stamp Act
200
Someone who supported King George III
What is a loyalist.
200
Who became our first American President?
Who is George Washington.
300
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston
Who is Samuel Adams
300

Name one of the ships that was boarded during the Boston Tea Party.

What is the Darthmouth, the Beaver or the Eleanor?

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

The name of the Newspaper that Ben Franklin owned.  

What is the Pennsylvania Gazette. 

300
Who won the American Revolution?
Who is America.
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 Battle of Lexington and Concord was also known as: 

What is the Shot Heard Round the World.  

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

The Colonists let the King know that they were breaking away from England.

What is the Declaration of Independence. 

500
This was the event when British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing innocent civilians, including Crispus Attucks.
What is the Boston Massacre
500

These were names that colonists called the British Soldiers.

What are Redcoats or Lobsterbacks 

500
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris.
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