Section 1
During what incident did 5 colonists get killed by British soldiers in a namesake "Massacre?"
During what battle did the British "win" but at the cost of more soldier casualties when the British tried to take high points around Boston?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the name of Washington's Winter Camp in Pennsylvania where his soldiers suffered from extreme cold and disease?
Valley Forge
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution and Britain recognized American independence and ceded them all land east of the Mississippi?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
The British attempted to take Militia weapons at a weapons depot in what town outside Boston?
Concord
What was the British act that placed a tax on all documents and paper such as legal documents and playing cards?
Stamp Act
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
What victory for Washington in New Jersey on Christmas Day boosted the morale of his soldiers following a string of defeats in New York?
Battle of Trenton
What country underwent a revolution in 1789, because of not being paid by the Americans after the American Revolution?
France
What person wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Proclamation of 1763
What series of "Acts" made it so that Britain had full control over Boston and Massachusetts by revoking their charter and closing the harbor?
Intolerable Acts
What battle was seen as the "Turning Point" of the American Revolution, because an American victory here brought France into the war on the side of the colonies?
Battle of Saratoga
What was the last battle of the American Revolution, where British General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and the French?
Battle of Yorktown
What American Spy was executed by the British?
Nathan Hale
What was the name of the Anti British Group led by Sam Adams who carried out the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
Who wrote the political pamphlet, "Common Sense" which stated that the colonies should declare indpendence from Britain?
Thomas Paine
What type of warfare did Nathaniel Green use in South Carolina to fight the British unconventionally?
Guerilla War
What happened to slavery in the U.S. following the American Revolution?
It began to expand, especially in the southern states.
What was the name of the Prussian Military officer who helped trained Washington's men at their winter camp?
Baron Von Steuben
What person helped to acquit the soldiers convicted of the murder of 5 colonists in Massachusetts?
John Adams
The Continental Army captured what fort in upstate New York which allowed them to deliver cannons to Washington in Boston?
Fort Ticonderoga
Who was the American General who tried to give the fort at West Point in New York to the British and is seen as a historical traitor?
Benedict Arnold
What was the United States first Constitution that was created following independence, but had a ton of problems?
Articles of Confederation
What was the name of the German mercenaries that Washington defeated in New Jersey on Christmas Day of 1776?
Hessians
During what incident did colonists burn a British ship attempting to enforce the Navigation Act off the coast of Rhode Island?
Gaspee Affair
What was the document that the Continental Congress sent over to King George III in an attempt to fix the relationship with Britain, but George refused it?
Olive Branch Petition
What was one reason why the British switched their strategy to invading the southern colonies instead of the northern ones?
They believed there were more British loyalists there
There was more money there with crops like cotton and tobacco.
What was the name of the American naval officer who raided British shipping in the Atlantic and off the coast of Britain?
John Paul Jones
What was the name of the British Act that said that Britain can do whatever it wanted to the colonies and they had the right to rule over them?
Declaratory Act