Important People
Groups
Events and Battles
Vocabulary
Ra-ra-ra-random
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Who offered to ride into battle to save Boston?
George Washington
100
Who were Patriots?
American colonists who opposed British rule.
100
What short battle caused the British to retreat to Boston?
The Battle of Concord
100
A militia is what kind of army? (made up of who?)
Volunteers/ untrained soldiers.
100
What was the effect of the British taxation on the colonies as a whole?
They started to unite as Americans
200
Who founded the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
200
Who were Loyalists?
American colonists who remained LOYAL to Britain.
200
What caused the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Tea Party
200
This means "to cancel"
Repeal
200
What does "give me liberty, or give me death" mean?
Patrick Henry would have preferred to die than live under British rule. (liberty=freedom)
300
Who was the first to speak out against the Stamp act?
Patrick Henry
300
Why were they called minute men?
They could be ready to fight the British with a minute's notice.
300
Which event was caused by wrong doing on both sides and a misunderstanding?
The Boston Massacre
300
This is an organized refusal to buy goods.
A boycott
300
What evidence shows that Paul Revere's ride was successful?
The women of Concord had enough time to hide the supplies the British wanted to steal
400
Who led the colonists in the battle of Bunker Hill?
William Prescott
400
What was the main purpose of the Committee of Correspondence?
To share news among the colonies
400
This is the battle where the "shot heard around the world" was fired.
The Battle of Lexington
400
This is Britain's law making body.
Parliament
400
What were the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Port was closed, colonists were forced to house british soldiers, and a british officer was put in charge of Massachusets.
500
Which Patriot warned of the British secret attack?
Paul Revere
500
What did the Sons of Liberty do?
They organized protests against the Stamp Act.
500
Why were the colonists told to hold their fire until they could "see the whites of their eyes?"
They would be more accurate and not waste ammunition.
500
This is a tax on imported goods.
A tarriff
500
What does "No taxation without representation" mean?
The colonists believed that they shouldn't have to pay taxes since they had no vote in Britain.
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