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100
Westward expansion for colonists was prevented by the British by this.
What was the Proclamation (Line) of 1763?
100
The general of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
The first battle of the American Revolution.
What was Lexington & Concord?
100
This document listed the colonists' grievances with Britain.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
100
The term for colonists who wanted to fight for independence.
What is patriot?
200
Bloodshed that occurred in a colonial city after soldiers fired on a mob.
What was the Boston Massacre?
200
The man who wrote Common Sense.
Who was Thomas Paine?
200
A sneak attack the morning after Christmas that led to a colonial victory.
What is the battle of Trenton?
200
Motivated many colonists to fight for independence.
What effect did Common Sense have?
200
Using a navy to stop resources from entering or leaving a port.
What is a blockade?
300
A law that made colonists provide food and shelter to British soldiers.
What was the Quartering Act?
300
This general surrendered at the battle of Yorktown.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
300
The colonists fought well here but had to retreat when they ran out of ammunition.
What was the battle of Bunker Hill?
300
The Continental Army trained troops better and gathered supplies.
What was accomplished at Valley Forge?
300
A German soldier hired by the British to fight in the Revolution.
What is a Hessian?
400
A series of laws that closed Boston Harbor and removed the Massachusetts colonial government.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
400
The two people who rode out from Boston to warn the colonists that the British were coming to Concord.
Who were Paul Revere and William Dawes?
400
This battle convinced the French to make an alliance with the Americans.
What was Saratoga?
400
This was the name of the agreement that ended the war.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
400
These are two terms that meant people who wanted to remain part of Britain.
What are Loyalists and Tories?
500
A slogan colonists used to complain about not having a presence in the British Parliament.
What is 'taxation without representation (is not fair)'?
500
This man was president of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Who was John Hancock?
500
The final battle of the Revolution took place here in this month and year.
What was Yorktown in October 1781?
500
Wrote Declaration of Independence and appointed George Washington general of the Continental Army.
What did the 2nd Continental Congress do?
500
An official statement by the government.
What is a Proclamation?
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