Revolutionary War

Major Events

100

A tax placed on paper goods in the colonies.

What is the Stamp Act?

200

Leader of the Continental Army/ 1st president

George Washington

300

Fight over taxation & freedom; 5 colonist killed

Boston Massacre

400

A group of colonists that organized rebellion, including the Boston Tea Party.

Who are the Sons of Liberty?

500

Two accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin

Bifocals, printmaking, writing, lightning rod, Franklin stove, others

Major Battles

100

First battles of the Revolutionary War

Lexington and Concord

200

Battles that occurred around Christmas 1776

Trenton and Princeton

300

Turning point of the Revolutionary War

Battle of Saratoga

400

Final battle of the Revolutionary War

Battle of Yorktown

500

The British General who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown ending the Revolutionary War leading to the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

Lord Cornwallis

British

100

Taxed all imports to the colonies after the repel of the stamp act ; this act told colonist Parliament still thought Parliament was in control

Townshend Act

200

Warned the British were coming

Paul Revere

300

Ruler of Britain?

King George III

400

Another name for British Soldiers?

Redcoats or lobsterbacks

500

Wrote the Common Sense stating people should rule themselves

Thomas Paine

Revolutionary War 4

100

Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

Treaty of Paris

200

Site of Continental Army encampment in winter 1777-78

Valley Forge

300

French nobleman who served in Continental Army

Marquis de Lafayette

400

German mercenaries who fought for the British

Hessians

500

Three things that a Continental Army soldier would carry

Food, clothing, musket, haversack, canteen, blanket