This is an example of an item that was taxed in the colonies.
What is molasses, tea, paper, paint, games, stamps
100
He inspired the colonists to come together to rise against the king in his famous speech, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry
100
This group fought for a better chance for freedom. Some were awarded freedom for fighting for the Continental Army.
Who are enslaved African Americans
100
The colonists met together to write a letter to the king, 1774.
What is the 1st Continental Congress
200
King George had products from this place sent to England.
What is the colonies
200
This is the reason why the colonists were angry about being taxed.
What is they had no representation in Parliament.
200
He said the colonists had to pay taxes to help pay off his country's debt.
Who is King George III
200
This man fought for the Continental army as a spy, and was given his freedom at the end of the war.
Who is James Armistead Lafayette
200
This is where the first shot of the Revolutionary War was fired, April 1775.
What is Concord, Massachusettes
300
This government group went into debt because they spent too much money on the war.
What is Parliament
300
This was a fight between the colonists and the British soldiers where five colonists were killed
What is the Boston Massacre
300
He said that "all people were created equally with inalienable rights" in his important document, the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
300
This group of people fought for both sides
Who are American Indians
300
This event led to the creation of the Continental Army, May 5, 1775.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress
400
King George III came up with this solution to make money
What is tax the colonies
400
This event occurred a few months after the Boston Massacre and resulted in 342 chests of tea being dumped into the Boston harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
He said "The British are coming, the British are coming!" to warn the people of Massachusetts that they were under attack.
Who is Paul Revere
400
These people drove wagons, rode with army supply trains, made gun powder, ran the farms, grew the crops, and took on many more responsibilities during the war.
Who were the women
400
This was the first land battle in Virginia, December 9, 1775.
What is the Battle of Great Bridge
500
This is a required payment of money made to governments
What is a tax
500
This act stated that colonists were required to share their homes with British soldiers.
What is the Quartering act
500
He said "We surrender" on behalf of the British army after the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is General Lord Cornwallis
500
He rode through the woods of Virginia to warn Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry that the British were planning to arrest them.
Who is Jack Jouett
500
This important document was signed on July 4, 1776.