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
The king of England (Britain) during the Revolutionary War
Who was George III?
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.
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 or Seven Years War
200
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and 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
This "shot heard around the world" took place here.
What is Lexington?
200
These colonists stayed true to their King.
What were the Loyalists.
200
This group of people tried to stop the corrupt officials in the western part of the colonies from stealing from the farmers.
Who are the Regulators?
300
Britain punished Boston because of this incident.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
300
This man thought George Washington should lead the new American Army
Who was John Adams.
300
This is where the war ended.
What is Yorktown?
300
The first battle of the war, Lexington, was won by this army.
Who are the British?
300
This document was the first to declare independence from Great Britain in the colonies.
What is the Mecklenburg Resolves?
400
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
400
This man actually 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 was the official end to the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
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 led the army that surrendered to Washington at Yorktown.
Who was General Cornwallis?
500
This battle was the turning point of the war because it convinced the French to help the Americans.
What was Saratoga?
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.