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100

This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper. The tax was put into place to have the colonists pay Britain back for their help during the French and Indian War.

What is the Stamp Act?

100
This war occurred because the French and British wanted to control the Ohio River Valley.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
This event happened when a group of angry colonists began attacking British soldiers with snowballs. It resulted in 5 colonists dead.
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
The colonists were so upset about the tax on tea that they several Sons of Liberty dressed up like Mohawk Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
100
This word means freedom from being ruled by someone else.
What is "independence"?
200

freedoms protected by the law or government. It was stated in the Declaration of Independence as r______.

What are "rights"?

200

One that wanted to be free from British rule. Patriot or Loyalist?

What is a "patriot"?

200

This  vocabulary word means a peace agreement. 

_____________ of Paris

Treaty

200

A written document that is signed when people agree to do or change something.

Petition

200

True of False:

The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without any say in government.

True

300

This battle was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is sometimes called "The shot heard 'round the world".

What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?

300

What is the name of the document that was written to describe the new plan of government for America.

Constitution

300
This is the crime that some were accused of because they were fighting against their own government (King George III).
What is "treason"?
300

His was the one that warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord. He was the silversmith. 

Who is Paul Revere?

300
This document was written to King George III stating that the colonies wanted their independence and that they should have rights.
What is the Declaration of independence?
400

The Declaration of Independence was written when?

July 4th, 1776

400
He was the one that shared many of his ideas about the colonists' independence by writing the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400

What are the 3 groupings of colonies called? 

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

400

What vocabulary word means  an agreement that is reached by each side giving in or coming to an understanding? Begins with a C.

Compromise

400

True or False?

King George III refused to sign the Olive Branch Petition for peaceful negotiations. 

True

500

The Revolutionary was ended when who surrendered?

General Cornwallis

500
What vocabulary word means a complete change in how people live or work and the war was named after this word.

Revolution

500

This was the last official battle of the American Revolution. This British surrendered and the colonists won the war for their independence.

What is the Battle of Yorktown?

500

He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The colonies loved his leadership so much that they made him the first official President of the colonies.

Who is George Washington?

500

What important role did George Washington play during the war? 

He was in charge of the Continental Army. 

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