The War of Independence
The 7 year war was how many years?
7
What act placed a tax on paper goods, stamps, cards, newspaper, essentially any form of written good?
Stamp Act
What was the date of the Boston Massacre?
March 5, 1770
What was the date of the Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773
How many acts fell under the umbrella of the intolerable acts?
5
Who said the infamous line, "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
What is my first name?
Erin
What country essentially gained all the land in the new world?
Great Britain
What act imposed taxes on British china, glass, lead, paint, and tea
Townshend Act
What's the most notable death from the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What was the name of the company importing the tea?
East India Company
What are the three different rights that the Colonists thought were taken away from them from these acts?
Constitutional Right, Natural Rights, Colonial Charter
Where did the first act of fighting happening?
Lexington and Concord
Where did I go to college?
Oregon State
What was the name of the treaty that end the war?
The Paris Treaty
The act that forced the colonists to pay their debts back using pounds, rather than the currency they had created?
Currency Act
Who yelled "Fire!"
No one knows
How many chests of tea were thrown into the harbor?
342
What was the result of the Intolerable acts?
How did Colonists use the ambiguity of the first shot in their favor?
They were able to recruit more Colonists to help
What is my favorite animal?
Bear
How did Great Britain pay for the war?
With debt
All goods exported to England or its colonies had to be transported on English vessels or on a ship from the country from which the goods were from.
Navigation Act of 1651
What was the name of the radical group of Colonist who instigated the attack?
The Sons of Liberty
What disguise did were used to get onto the ship?
Native American Garb
What was the first meeting of all the Colonies called?
First Continental Congress
Redoubt is another word for...
Fort
How many siblings do I have?
2
What kind of neglect was Great Britain guilty of when it came running things in the colonies?
Salutary Neglect
Essentially, as long as the Colonies helped promote Britain's government, they could essentially do what ever they wanted.
This act stated that British Parliament had the same authority to tax the American colonies as they did in Great Britain.
Declaratory Act of 1766
What act was the cause of more British soldiers being sent to the Colonies?
Townshend
What were the names of the sister ships to Dartmouth Ship that carried the tea into the port?
Beaver
Eleanor
What state didn't go to the first Continental Congress
Georgia
On the battle of Bunker Hill, what try did the British final take control of the fort?
3rd
What holiday is also my birthday?
July 4