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

Which two forces were fighting during the French and Indian War? 

The French and the British 

300
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston
Who is Samuel Adams
300
On December 25th, 1776, Washington and his men suprise attacked and defeated the Hessians at this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton.
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 was the name of the document that was signed to indicate to the world that the US was OFFICIALLY an independent country and was RECOGNIZED by other nations as such? 

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

400

He went to France to ask them for help and gained their alliance after Battle of Saratoga. He was also part of the Continental Congress.

Who is Benjamin Franklin.

400

The turning point of the war, when the Americans start to take the lead. 2 battles technically. 

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

Where did Washington and his forces stay during the winter before the Battle of Yorktown? 

Valley Forge, Philadelphia

500

Who was the British officer who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown? 

Who is Charles Cornwallis

500

The final battle of the War in which the British surrender. The French assisted in a great way! 

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
These were German soldiers that were hired by the British to fight during the American Revolution.
What are Hessians.
500

Who was the individual who influenced the idea of "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" that was written in the Declaration of Independence? 

Who is John Locke from the englightment period? 

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