To help pay for the French Indian War, King George enacted this law as a tax on all paper goods.
What was the Stamp Act?
100
With the Townshend Acts came more taxes on tea, glass, paper and lead, so the colonist started this protest and wouldn't buy British goods.
What is a boycott?
100
This was written as an introduction to let the king know they no longer wanted remain as English colonies.
What is the preamble?
100
The British marched on these two Massachusetts towns to arrest John Hancock and Sam Adams and to confiscate colonial weapons. When they met up with the minutemen, someone fired "the shot heard 'round the world."
What were Lexington and Concord?
100
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
This act required the colonist to provide food and shelter for the British soldiers at their own expense.
What is the Quartering Act?
200
When an angry mob of colonists confronted British soldiers and were fired upon, Paul Revere made an engraving of the event and wrote an intense poem that caused the event to be known as this.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
As part of the statement of human rights, this word completes this important declaration:
"All men are created ______."
What is equal?
200
20% of Washington's army died here because of starvation and disease, but the important military training they received from Baron von Steuben also made this the birthplace of the American Army.
What is Valley Forge?
200
A member of the House of Burgesses, this fiery member came out against the king and proclaimed,
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
This act enforced the tax on molasses and also taxed sugar, coffee and cloth.
What is the Sugar Act?
300
When the King and Parliament issued this law forbidding the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, the colonists simply ignored it and moved west anyway!
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
300
The Declaration stated people have this type of rights which means they come from the Creator and cannot be given or taken away by men.
What are unalienable rights?
300
On Christmas night, Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised Hessian troops in this town. The victory inspired patriots to join or reenlist in the Continental Army.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
300
She hosted the Sons of Liberty (first committee of correspondence) and would poke fun at the British through her plays. She went on to write a history of the Revolution.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
400
As punishment for the Boston Tea Party, the king passed these acts that shut down the Boston Harbor, put a curfew on Boston, and demanded the colonists pay for the destroyed tea.
What were the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)?
400
To protest the Tea Act and being forced to buy British Tea, the colonist threw the tea in the harbor while chanting this phrase...
What is "No taxation without representation?"
400
The largest part of the Declaration states a list of grievances (complaints) against this person.
Who is King George III?
400
This important victory convinced France to become an ally and support the Continental Army with supplies, soldiers, and ships. It became known as the turning point in the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
400
He created a colonial postal service, was an inventor and printer, and he was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
500
This governing body in England taxed the colonists. The colonists felt the taxes should be enacted by their assemblies and not by this group of Englishmen.
What is Parliament?
500
These underground shadow governments were created throughout the colonies to organize protests and keep colonists informed. Samuel Adams started the first one in Massachusetts, and Virginia soon followed.
What are the Committees of Correspondence?
500
The group of men that signed the Declaration of Independence were representatives for this.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
500
With the support of the French and their navy, Washington was able to surround this Virginia town for a one month siege and a major battle. Cornwallis finally surrendered when he saw his troops were outnumbered. The war was over!
What is Yorktown?
500
He founded the first Committee of Correspondence and was a participant in the Boston Tea Party. He and his cousin, John, were famous patriots from Boston.