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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
In the battle of Yorktown, this man led the British soldiers.
Who was Charles Cornwallis?
100
King George III closed off this water way as a means of punishment to the colonists.
What is Boston Harbor
100
This document served as the country's first constitution.
What were: The Articles of Confederation
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 dressing up as natives and raiding a British ship while throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
200
This nickname describes the British soldiers based on appearance.
What were Lobsterbacks or Redcoats
200
The where did the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker take place?
What is Massachusetts
200
These colonists stayed true to their King.
What were the Loyalists or Torries
200
This man was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Hancock.
300
Britain punished Boston because of this incident.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
300
This man is an author and thought that the colonists should challenge the authority of the British Government and the royal monarchy.
Who was Thomas Paine
300
This ocean was sailed by those traveling back and forth between Great Britain and the Colonies.
What is The Atlantic Ocean.
300
This famous battle was lost by the Patriots, but proved to the British that no intimidating force would bring about victory.
What is the battle of Bunker Hill
300
What mountain range served as a natural border between the British colonies in the east and French territory to the west/
What is The Appalachian Mountains
400
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
400
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson.
400
This large, colonial city was overtaken by the British for a time, and all travel to and from was prohibited.
What was Boston, Massachusetts.
400
The name of the governing body of Great Britain.
What is Parliament.
400
This famous battle happened in late September and early October.
What was the Battle of Saratoga.
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
This man was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre. He is widely considered to be the first American casualty in the American Revolutionary War.
Who was Crispus Attucks
500
These are the names of the original 13 colonies:
What are Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Mass.), Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware.
500
This group organized by John Adams led protests against the new taxes.
What is the Sons of Liberty.
500
In 1774, representatives from every colony except Georgia met at this gathering in Philadelphia.
What is the First Continental Congress.
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