Important People
Important Battles
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 first major English win in which they kept the colonists out of Boston. Both sides lost a great deal of soldiers.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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

This occurred during the harsh winter of 1777-1778, where the Continental army camped through freezing temperatures, hunger, and disease. 

What is Valley Forge

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 document that stated America is their own free country.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
300

What were the local colonial militia called during the beginning of the war? 

What is Minutemen.

400

He was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War. 

Who is King George III.

400

The turning point of the war, when the Americans surrounded the British Army and started 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
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 major country offered help to America at the END of the war?

What is France.

500

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.

500
The final battle of the War in which England surrenders.
What is the Battle of Yorktown 1781.
500
This was the event when British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing innocent civilians, including Crispus Attucks.
What is the Boston Massacre
500

The group created by representatives from 13 of the colonies to decide what to do after Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party (aka the Intolerable Acts).

What is the Continental Congress

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