Key Players
Acts
Events
Groups
Miscellaneous
100
Brilliant military commander during the Revolutionary war and first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
100
This act required colonists to pay a direct tax on a number of printed items.
What is the Stamp Act
100
The first battle of the American Revolution took place here.
Where is Lexington, Massachusetts?
100
These people were faithful to the British crown during the American Revolution. Most of them ended up moving into Canada - Quebec & the Maritines.
Who are the Loyalists?
100
The famous saying of the patriots.
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
200
A "rabble rouser" who famously spread his story of the Boston Massacre. He became an American folk hero for his Midnight Ride to warn American troops about the British.
Who is Paul Revere?
200
True or False: The Sugar Act was passed in 1765.
False. 1764
200
During this event, 5 American colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
This group of patriots believed they should be separate from Britain. They boycotted British goods and organized the First Continental Congress.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
200
True or False: The trade system was fair to colonists.
False. The trade system benefited Britain. They took raw materials from the colonies and sold them back as manufactured goods. They also forbid the colonies to trade with the west Indies. They wanted to have a monopoly.
300
The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
This act allowed British soldiers to stay in any colonist's home they wanted to. The colonist had to provide food and shelter without any payment.
What is the Quartering Act?
300
The Americans dressed up like First Nations and dumped Britain's tea off the ships in the harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
300
These American "soldiers" were regular people in the colonies who said they'd be ready to fight the British whenever they were needed.
Who are Minutemen?
300
The two main complaints of the Americans.
The British continued to pass taxes on many things, and the American's had no representatives in government.
400
Famous statesman of America. He became the unofficial ambassador to France and England after the American Revolution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
This act resulted in the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act?
400
After this battle, the French joined the Americans in their war against the British?
What is the battle of Saratoga?
400
These people living in America were promised a home in Canada if they helped the British army.
Who are the African-American slaves?
400
George Washington created a vaccine for this disease.
What is Small Pox?
500
Famous traitor. He betrayed the American army and was caught helping the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
500
These acts were passed to punish the Americans. They closed the Boston Harbor, and included the Quebec Act which stop the colonists from expanding. They are sometimes called the coercive acts, but they are also called ___________.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
500
The final battle of the American Revolution was fought here.
What is Yorktown, Virginia.
500
This group of people were continually used and manipulated throughout colonization of America. Their story is often left untold.
Who are the First Nations people of America?
500
The Declaration of Independence is important for these reasons.
It was a something that had never been done before. Other nations look to it as an example, even today. It suggested that humans have rights just for being humans, not granted to them by the government.
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