Who was the King of England during the American Revolutionary War?
King George III
100
What law placed a tax on all printed material
Stamp Act
100
To refuse to buy items is _____
What is Boycott
100
The first battle of the Revolutionary War was at _____
Lexington and Concord
100
What is taking a little truth a stretching it into a lie to help yourself called AND what was an example of this
Propaganda And the Boston Massacre
200
Who was the head general for the American Colonists?
George Washington
200
What was the "gotcha" law that told the Colonists England could tax them at any time for any reason
Declaratory Act
200
To repeal a law means to _____
cancel the law
200
This law told the Colonists that they could not move West of the _____ in 1763.
What is The Proclamation Act 1763 ....Appalachian Mountains
200
Who wanted to go to war against the British AND who wanted to stay at peace with the British?
Patriots AND Loyalists
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence AND in what year?
Thomas Jefferson and in 1776
300
What act placed a tax on glass, paper, lead and tea?
Townshend Acts
300
An army made up of civilians is a ______
Militia
300
The place where the Patriots with George Washington spent the winter. They had no good shelter, food, clothes but they made it through and continued to fight
Valley Forge
300
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
A letter stating the Colonists wanted peace
400
He believed Congress, not a king, should be in charge of a country and he wrote a pamphlet stating that it only makes sense to fight against England. Who was he AND what was the name of the pamphlet?
Thomas Paine and "Common Sense"
400
What was a search warrant?
Writs of Assistance
400
The "hit and run" type of fighting that the Colonists used against the British was called ______
Guerrilla Warfare
400
Where did Cornwallis of the British surrender to Washington and end the war?
Yorktown
400
Who said "I have not yet begun to fight" even as his ship was sinking.
John Paul Jones
500
He was a help to Washington during the war and he helped convince France to fight with American Colonists against the British. Who was he?
Lafayette
500
What law told the Colonists they had to trade with only England and/or use only English ships?
Navigation Act
500
A Nation's Power is Based on its wealth....making goods (things) from raw materials and selling the final product at a large profit is called ____?
What is mercantilism
500
What was the turning point of the war AND what country agreed to help the Colonists?