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100
He was the first president under our current constitution.
Who is George Washington?
100
The conclusion of this war ushered in unrest in the colonies due to a conflict over who should pay.
What is the French and Indian War (or the Seven Years War)?
100
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet encouraging independence from Great Britain.
What is "Common Sense"?
100
Colonists who remained loyal to the King during the American Revolution.
Who are Loyalists?
200
He began a secret society to protest taxes.
Who is Samuel Adams?
200
This proclamation forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
200
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and declared that the United States was independent from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
Colonists who could be ready in a minute to fight.
What are minutemen?
300
He made a famous ride to warn the colonists that the Regulars were coming to take the guns and ammunition.
Who is Paul Revere?
300
This act of 1764 put a tax on sweetener and molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
300
The provisional peace treaty signed after Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
Colonists who fought against British rule.
What are Patriots?
400
He was known for his inventions, his cartoons, and and writings pertaining to the Revolutionary War.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
In 1765 this act placed a tax on all printed material.
What is the Stamp Act?
400
Benjamin Franklin published an almanac by this title.
What is "Poor Richard's Almanac"?
400
Nickname for British soldiers because of their uniforms.
What are Redcoats?
500
He wrote the pamphlet entitled "Common Sense".
Who is Thomas Paine?
500
This act put a tax on the most important beverage in the American Colonies.
What is the Tea Act?
500
The "Join, or Die" political cartoon published by Benjamin Franklin was first published in this publication.
What is the "Pennsylvania Gazette"?
500
Civilian soldiers who are trained to fight but are not part of the regular army.
What are the militias?
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