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This prime minister helped push harsh acts and taxes against the colonists to raise money for the costs of the French and Indian War.
Who is George Grenville.
This prohibited colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763.
This was the first battle location of the Revolutionary War.
What is Lexington.
This Act placed taxes on colonial imports forcing the colonists to pay more for imports or boycott them.
What are the Townshend Acts.
These are the four areas that comprise the Declaration of Independence.
What are the Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, and Resolution.
He was an African/Native American killed in the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks.
This company suffered a near economic collapse due to a colonial boycott and led to a major event of rebellion.
What is the British East India Company.
Washington and 2,400 troops cross the icy river and surprise the enemy at this New Jersey battle.
What is The Battle of Trenton.
The British called these Acts the Coercive Acts, but the colonists referred to them as this:
What are the Intolerable Acts.
This was the greatest advantage of the Patriots during the war.
What is they were fighting on their own ground.
He said that the New England Colonies were "in a state of rebellion" and that "blows must decide" who would control America.
Who is King George.
Leaders from 12 of the 13 colonies attended the Continental Congress to challenge the British. Name the colony that was not represented at this meeting.
What is Georgia.
This Battle involved General Burgoyne and General Horatio Gates and was a serious blow to the British.
What is the Battle of Saratoga.
This Act required a tax on most printed documents.
What is the Stamp Act.
Before the British executed him, he stated "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale.
He famously said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry.
The statement "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was made at this battle.
What is Bunker Hill (or Breed's Hill).
The combination of Patriots and the arrival of a large French fleet led to a British defeat and surrender at this battle.
What is Yorktown.
Prime Minister Grenville created this Act to stop the colonists from smuggling molasses into the colonies.
What is the Sugar Act.
This Prussian officer helped Washington train the Patriot troops at Valley Forge.
Who is Frederich Von Steuben.
This notorious colonial traitor sold military information to the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold.
He said to Thomas Jefferson, "Reason first - You are a Virginian, and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second - I am obnoxious, suspected, and unpopular. Reason third - you can write ten times better than I can."
Who is John Adams.
After surrendering to the Patriots at Yorktown, the British and French both played a song to taunt (tease) each other. Identify the two songs.
What are "Yankee Doodle" and "The World Turned Upside Down."
This Act established a new and different government in Canada and extended its territory all the way to the Ohio River.
What is the Quebec Act.
Lacking the money needed to fund the Patriots' cause, the Continental Congress printed hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of paper money which led to this:
What is inflation.