Causes
Colonies
Revolution
Republic
Misc.
100
This act by put forth by the British forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain.
What was the Townshend Acts
100

Colony with the majority of plantations on them

What are the Southern Colonies?

100

The leader of the American forces 

Who is George Washington 

100

Elected President because he was the only person that could bring America together  

Who was George Washington 

100
Paying for the cost of this event was the first reason the British needed tax money from the Colonists.
What was the French Indian War.
200
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
200

Section of colonies with smaller farms and trade

What were the Northern Colonies 

200

This battle led the French to formally become allies of the Americans 

What is Saratogo

200

Name of the first form of Government in the United States 

Articles of Confederation

200
This flamboyant man was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Hancock.
300

Several colonists died when the British fired into the crowd at this event

What is the Boston Massacre 

300

A colony using a mixed economy due to large farms, cities, and trading. 

What were the Middle Colonies

300

This battle was Washington's first big victory after he crossed the Delaware River 

What is the Battle of Trenton

300

This political party believed in a strong Federal Government and weaker State's rights 

What was the Federalist Party 

300

The individuals who wrote the Declaration of Independence were called this:

What is The Framers.

400
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
400

First continuous British Settlement in North America

What was Jamestown 

400

City that General Cornwallis officially surrender in ending most armed conflict in the war 

What is Yorktown
400

Year the Constitution was officially adopted. 

What is 1788

400

Natural landmark the King ordered colonists not to cross in 1763

What is the Appalachian Mountains 

500
Colonists forced to house British soldiers... Massachusetts being taken over by Thomas Gage of Britain, the closing of Boston's port... All were referred to as this.
What is the Intolerable Acts.
500
Home colony (State) of both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson 

What was Virginia 

500

The type of tactics used by segments of the American army to defeat the British

What are guerilla tactics 

500

This rebellion showed the trouble of not having a national army 

What was Shay's Rebellion
500

This person defended the British Soldiers in Boston after they fired into a crowd 

Who is John Adams 

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