Revolutionaries
The Colonies
The Road to War
Warfare
Miscellaneous
100
This man authored the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
This city was the original capital of the American Colonies.
What is Philadelphia?
100
This event on March 5, 1770 was originally sparked by a riot not backing down from British troops, the event quickly escalated by "The Shot Heard Around the World".
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
This hatchet-like item was the main tool and weapon used by many of the American Indian tribes.
What is a tomahawk?
100
This is the name most commonly used by the colonists to describe British regulars.
What is lobster-back/redcoat?
200
This man was the Commander in Chief of the First Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
200
This was the major port of the colonies before and during the Revolutionary War.
What is Boston?
200
This event took place on December 16, 1773 where American colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians, dumped British Tea shipments into the harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
200
This classic musket was the staple of the British army during the Revolutionary war.
What is the Brown Bess musket?
200
This was the year in which the colonies declared their independence from Britain.
What is 1776?
300
This woman is commonly credited with designing and creating the first flag of the United States of America.
Who is Betsy Ross?
300
This city was the central hub for trade and one of the wealthiest cities before and during the War.
What is New York?
300
This event took place when British regulars landed and a man rode through the colonies warning the Revolutionary forces that "The British are coming!!".
What is Paul Revere's ride?
300
This hit-and-run tactic was employed in the woods and frontier by the smaller Continental Army against the larger forces of the British Regulars.
What is Guerilla Warfare?
300
This man has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
400
This man was accused of giving away military positions and almost gave away West Point to the British, and is one of the biggest traitors in American history.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
400
This city was burned by the British in 1777 in an effort to disperse colonial leadership.
What is New York?
400
This series of legislation passed by Parliament in 1774 was one of the many things leading to the Revolution. The legislation is comprised of: The Boston Port Bill, The Quartering Act, The Administration of Justice Act, The Massachusetts Government Act, and The Quebec Act.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
400
This type of firing mechanism was used on the firearms of the Revolutionary era.
What is the flintlock?
400
This was the document describing the first government set up by Congress.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
500
This man was the leader of the Sons of Liberty, and was one of the major revolutionaries leading the cause.
Who is Samuel Adams?
500
This is the place where British forces originally landed in the colonies for war. It was also the site of the colonial armoury.
What is Lexington/Concord?
500
Comprised of two delegates from each colony, this group of people met together to discuss liberty, and freedom from Great Britain.
What is the First Continental Congress?
500
This dagger-like weapon is attached to the end of a musket and is used for hand-to-hand fighting.
What is a bayonet?
500
This is the name of the place where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is the Pennsylvania State House/Independence Hall?
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