Battles
People
Causes of the Revolution
Effects of the Revolution
Bonus Q's
100
Showed that Americans could defeat a large British Army and convinced France to openly support Americans
What is Victory at Saratoga?
100
Authored the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
100
Group disagreed with the British Taxes and coined the term, "No Taxation without Representation."
What is Sons of Liberty
100
Name for people that supported the Colonies efforts
Who are Patriots
100
American Revolution started.
What is 1775
200
Near dawn on May 10, 1775, the Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen crept past soldiers on duty at the fort. Without any bloodshed, the Americans had captured British cannons and cut off British support from Canada.
What is the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
200
George Washington
Who is the General of the Patriot Army?
200
Forced people to pay a tax every time they bought a newspaper or pamphlet or signed a legal document. The profits from this tax where the first to be sent directly to England.
What is the Stamp Act of 1765
200
Merchants, farmers, and craftworkers left their families to join the army.
Who are the Continental soldiers?
200
King George III
What is the King of England
300
First battles of the American Revolution
What is Battle of Lexington and Concord
300
One of the Founders of the Sons of Liberty
Who is Samuel Adams
300
On March 6, 1770, church bells rang as a large group of colonists met outside the Customs House. Crispus Attucks, a former slave, yelled to the crowd, "They way to get rid of these soldiers is to attack the main guard." In the confusion that followed, the British soldiers fired. Five men were killed, including Attucks. The people of Boston were horrified of these killings.
What is the Boston Massacre
300
They kept the farms and businesses running. Some joined the army as cooks and servants. Others raised money, sewed clothing for the soldiers, and nursed the wounded.
Who are the Women during the American Revolution
300
People who remain loyal to Britain.
Who are the Loyalists.
400
George Washington's troops perform a surprise attack on Christmas night, 1776. No American soldiers were killed in the battle, and their victory was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
400
Silversmith whom warned Adams and Hancock that the British were headed for Concord.
What is Paul Revere
400
On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists disguised as Mohawks crept toward Boston Harbor. "Boston will be a teapot tonight!" they shouted. They then boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of valuable tea into the harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
It recognized the independence of the United States
What is the Treaty of Paris?
400
A powerful advantage Great Britain army had over the American soldiers.
What is German Mercenaries?
500
Some 1,200 militia around Boston were sent across the bay to Charlestown in June. The colonists knew that whoever controlled the hills around Charlestown would be able to fire cannons on Boston.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
500
Wife of Samuel Adams
Who is Abigail Adams?
500
Document explained why the colonies had to separate from Great Britian.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
500
After war, nearly 100,000 people fled the United States for Canada and Europe.
What is the Loyalists?
500
Treaty of Alliance
What is a promised between U.S. and France to support each other in any war against Great Britain.
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