Battles
Important Players
Cause and Effect
Second Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence
100
The first official battle of the American Revolution
What is the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
100
This man was the General of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington
100
Began in 1765, required colonists to pay a tax on printed documents.
What is the Stamp Act.
100
The location for the meetings of the Second Continental Congress.
What is Philadelphia.
100
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
200
A battle the British technically won but lost over a 1,000 men in doing so. Was considered a moral victory for the Americans.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill. (Breed's Hill also accepted)
200
This man secured French assistance during the war.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
200
British soldiers opened fire on a crowd of Boston citizens.
What is the Boston Massacre.
200
The president of the Second Continental Congress
Who is John Hancock.
200
These two men were the primary individuals who helped Jefferson revise and finalize the Declaration of Independence.
Who are John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
300
This battle is considered the turning point for the American colonies.
What is the Battle of Saratoga.
300
This man was the president of the second continental congress.
Who is John Hancock.
300
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and boarded a British ship dumping over all of its merchandise into the port of Boston.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
300
Sent by the Second Continental Congress after the Battles of Lexington and Concord as a measure to work toward peace.
What is the Olive Branch Petition.
300
The three specific unalienable rights that are stated in the Declaration of Independence.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
400
This battle was an American victory that led to the colonies taking back the state of South Carolina.
What is the Battle of Cowpens.
400
This man wrote the pamphlet Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine.
400
A set of laws proclaimed by the British to enforce stricter regulations on the colonies, specifically the people of Boston.
What is the Intolerable Acts.
400
The delegate who put forth the motion for the congress to declare independence from Great Britain.
Who is Richard Henry Lee.
400
The "he" that is referred to repeatedly throughout the Declaration of Independence.
Who is King George III
500
This battle led to the capture of Lord Cornwallis and is considered the point where American victory in the war was achieved.
What is the Battle of Yorktown.
500
This man was the main person voicing the stance against declaring independence from Great Britain during the second continental congress.
Who is John Dickinson.
500
Document created by the Second Continental Congress that ensured open war between the colonies and Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
500
The state that abstained from voting when voting for independence.
What is New York.
500
These three things were mutually pledged among all the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
What are our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor.
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