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100
The Tea Act by put forth by the British forced Colonists to buy their tea only from this company
What was the British East India Tea Company
100
The person led the Continental Army.
Who was Washington?
100
King George III closed off this water way as a means of punishment to the colonists.
What is Boston Harbor
100
These are small groups of men who were trained to go into battle, which consisted of farmers, merchants, and regular volunteers.
What were militias?
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 contents overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
200
This nickname describes the British soldiers based on appearance.
What were Lobsterbacks or Redcoats
200
The Boston Massacre occurred in front of this building, which was used to collect taxes.
What is the Custom's House?
200
These colonists stayed true to their King.
What were the Loyalists.
200
This flamboyant man was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence and signed his name large enough so that King George would see it all the way in Britain.
Who was John Hancock.
300
The place where the delegates met and decided to fight the Boston Port Act.
What is Philadelphia?
300
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson.
300
This ocean was sailed by those traveling back and forth between Great Britain and the Colonies.
What is The Atlantic Ocean.
300
This was the sign that the British were coming by sea.
What is two lanterns?
300
The signers of the Declaration of Independence committed this crime when they signed the document.
What is treason?
400
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
400
This man wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense, which persuaded colonists to separate from England.
Who was Thomas Paine?
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 religious man believed that the king's power came from God.
Who was Jonathan Boucher?
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 are the Intolerable Acts.
500
This man created the Sons of Liberty that led the Boston Tea Party.
Who was Sam Adams.
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 Sam 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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