What is the way in which the British punished the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the coercive acts (aka the intolerable acts because the colonists could not "tolerate them")
100
This person was the first casualty at the the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks.
100
The first battle of the Revolution sometimes called the shot heard 'round the world was the battle of ____________________________________________.
Explain the circumstances of the battle.
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord. Redcoats were looking for a Patriot storehouse of weapons but were intercepted by minutemen on there way. Weapons are hidden by the Patriots.
100
Explain the meaning of the term 'Civil Disobedience' and give an example from the Revolutionary time period.
What is a non-violent act meant to protest political policies and/or inequalities.
Examples; Boycotts and the Boston Tea Party.
100
Explain the significance of the year 1776.
What is the year that America declared their independence from the British
200
Explain the main reason for Britain raising taxes on the colonists
What is Britain was in massive debt after the French and Indian War.
200
This person was responsible for creating pro Patriot propaganda after the Boston Massacre and is known for his "midnight ride"
Who is Paul Revere.
200
This battle saw Washington travel across the icy Delaware river to surprise Hessian mercenaries.
What is the Battle of Trenton. Patriot victory.
200
Explain the term 'propaganda'
What is information, sometimes of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
200
According to Thomas Jefferson what are unalienable rights?
How does this differ from John Lockes' version
What is Life Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. John Lockes' version included protection of property instead of pursuit of happiness.
300
What was the main purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763?
What is to keep the colonists from expanding westward and having skirmishes with Native Americans.
300
This person was sent to France during the Revolution to secure an alliance with France.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
300
This patriot victory will serve to convince the French to ally with the Patriots.
What is the Battle of Saratoga.
300
Explain the term "boycott" and give an example of it from the Revolutionary era.
What is to stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest.
Colonists refusing to buy British cloth is an example
300
Name one English document which influenced the the colonists ideas on freedom
What is the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, John Lockes' Two Treatises on Government (Social Contract)
400
Explain why the colonists were angered by taxes that were going to pay off a war that they had been involved with?
What is there was no representation of the colonists in parliament, so their voices were not heard.
"No taxation without representation" was the rallying cry.
400
This woman asked her husband to please "remember the ladies" as he and others worked to create a new nation.
Who is Abigail Adams.
400
The French navy arrive at this battle and together with the Patriots get the British to surrender.
What is the Battle of Yorktown.
400
Explain the term "salutary neglect"
What is a period of time where the British were largely uninvolved in the governing of the colonies.
400
What geographic feature was the western border of the colonies before the Revolution
What are the Appalachian Mountains.
500
Explain why the ending of "salutary neglect" would frustrate and anger the colonists.
What is the colonists had been used to governing themselves and all of a sudden Great Britain begins to exert power over them.
500
George Washington used this person's writings to inspire his troops at Valley Forge.
Who is Thomas Paine
500
Why did most battles of the Revolution occur in the New England or middle colonies.
What is these areas have large populations and industries which create war necessities. Good natural harbors which allow for easy transport of troops.
500
Explain the term "mercantilism" and detail why it helped led to revolution.
What is an economic policy that benefitted the mother country of England. It lead to frustration on the part of the colonists as this policy denies them profits.
500
What formal document included the recognition of the colonies as a new and independent nation.