It is an imaginary line along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains. It forbids colonists to settle west of the line.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
100
He worked on protests and getting people to work together so they could see the fault in the British government. She worked with others by spurring colonists in action with writing. She was John Adam's wife and he was his cousin.
Who are Samuel and Abigail Adams, and how are they related to John Adams?
100
It is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
They were fought on April 19, 1775, and kicked off the American Revolutionary War.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
100
He was the king of Britain and liked the idea of mercantilism. He decided to pass taxes to the colonists to pull Britain out of its debt from the Seven Years War.
Who is King George III?
200
It is an incident in which a crowd of angry colonists shouted insults at British soldiers who were guarding a custom's house. The British soldiers fired openly at the colonists, resulting in the death of five men.
What is The Boston Massacre?
200
She fought in the Battle of Monmouth. She also fought, but in the British-Hessian attack in place of her husband, and she was wounded during the fight.
Who are Molly Pitcher and Margaret Corbin?
200
They are a secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. They are a group of women who displayed their patriotism by participating in boycotts of British goods.
Who are the Sons of Liberty and The Daughters of Liberty?
200
General Howe planned an attack in October 1777 that took part in three separate places against an enemy.
What is the British Three Pronged Attack?
200
They are both founding fathers of the United States.
Who are Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson?
300
They are acts which taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. They also set up new ways to collect taxes. They allowed British officials to search cargo ships without reason.
What are the Townsend Acts?
300
They were both American Revolutionary War patriots and greatly supported the American side.
Who are Ethan Allen and Paul Revere?
300
It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown. It was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
What is the Olive Branch Petition and the Second Continental Congress?
300
It marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. It was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops
What is the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Yorktown?
300
He was the former Governor of Virginia. He openly opposed the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.
Who is Patrick Henry?
400
It ended because the Treaty of Paris ended French power in North America. This meant the Indians no longer had a fighting against the British.
What is the reason of Pontiac's War to end?
400
He was a free black sailor and was the first person to get killed during the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
400
It is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants use military tactics and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military. It is an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
What is Guerrilla Warfare and Blockade?
400
They were two related engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They are noted as the first successes won by Washington in the open field. It was the military camp where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolutionary War.
What were the battles of Trenton & Princeton and Valley Forge?
400
They were both British generals. He was a British general who successfully led the British army for 10 years. He was a British army officer who was Commander-in-chief for the Revolutionary War.
Who are General Thomas Gage and General William Howe?
500
It started because the colonists began to settle in the Ohio Valley where the Native Americans lived. The Native Americans became worried that the colonists would take over their land, so they sought help from Chief Pontiac. Pontiac began to lead attacks on the British, leading to Pontiac's War.
What is the reason of the start of Pontiac's War?
500
He is a philosopher who took great part in the Enlightenment. He is known as the "Father of Liberalism."
Who is John Locke?
500
It is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services. They are professional soldiers hired to serve in a foreign army. It is an armed ship owned and officered by private individuals holding a government commission and authorized for use in war.
What is Inflation, what are Mercenaries, and what is a Privateer?
500
It was the battle in which the British defeated the Americans in Massachusetts. It was a surprise capture of the fort by Americans.
What are the battles of Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga?
500
He was a general during the American Revolutionary war. He was first part of the American Continental Army and later drifted to the British Army.