Not a rapper, but the author of Common Sense, a pamphlet arguing for independence from Great Britain
Who is Thomas Paine
100
Which act required colonists to house British soldiers?
What is the Quartering Act
100
What type of warfare, also described as "swift hit-and-run" tactics, was used in the southern campaign
What is guerrilla warfare
100
This army was outnumbered, untrained, and possessed a small navy
What is the Continental Army
100
What are the 3 natural or unalienable rights of all people according to the Declaration of Independence
What are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
200
Although part of a "Committee of Five", this person receives credit as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
Parliament used this to law tax colonists directly on all paper items
What is The Stamp Act
200
Which country helped aid the Continental Army during the Battle of Yorktown, the last major battle?
What is France
200
This term is used to describe a colonists that chose to fight for independence
What are Patriots
200
This document officially ended the American Revolutionary War with Great Britain recognizing American independence
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1783
300
At the Second Continental Congress, this man was named as the commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
300
This event, in which British officers fired into a crowd of colonists, was used as propaganda against the British
What is The Boston Massacre
300
This first battle of the Revolutionary War was the result of British troops attempting to destroy a storehouse of colonial militia weapons
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord
300
This is the name given to foreign soldiers hired by the British to fight
What is mercenaries
300
This widespread religious movement in the American colonies led colonists to demand political equality
What is the Great Awakening
400
This person was an outspoken leader of the Revolution and coined the phrase "No Taxation Without Representation"
Who is Samuel Adams
400
This secret society of revolutionaries was responsible for violence against tax collectors and for dressing up as Native Americans and dumping British tea into Boston Harbor
What is The Sons of Liberty
400
Winning this holiday battle convinced many soldiers to enlist or re-enlist in the Continental Army
What is the Battle of Trenton
400
When surrounded by the Continental and French armies, this British General was forced to surrender
Who is General Charles Cornwallis
400
This law banned British settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and required settlers to leave the upper Ohio River Valley
What is the Proclamation of 1763
500
This Prussian officer drilled the Continental Army during the Winter at Valley Forge, turning them into tough fighting force
Who is Baron Friedrich von Steuben
500
What are the 2 DIFFERENT names of the laws that resulted in the closing of Boston Harbor, Royal officials accused of crimes being sent to Britain for trial, and a new royal governor in Boston.
What are the Intolerable Acts and the Coercive Acts
500
This battle convinced other nations to join the Continental Army in fighting the British
What is the Battle of Saratoga
500
This gifted officer, considered a "turncoat," began the war fighting for the Continental Army, but switched sides to fight for the British Army
Who is Benedict Arnold
500
This man is the longest-serving governor in California history (Hint: our current governor)