British Acts
The colonial army
Battles
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The Continental Congress
100
British Parliament
Who passed the Stamp Act?
100
George Washington
The commander of the Continental army chosen by the Congress.
100
Bunker Hill
In June 1775, colonists captured a hill in Boston. What was the name of the hill?
100
Thomas Paine
Who wrote the Common Sense pamphlet?
100
Philadelphia
Where was the First Continental Congress held?
200
The Townshends Acts
Which act was passed after repealing the Stamp Act?
200
Minutemen
Individual colonial soldiers that defeated the British in Lexington.
200
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
200
Philadelphia
Where was the Second Continental Congress held?
300
The Townshends Act
The act that enforced an indirect customs duty payable at American ports.
300
General Greene
Who was the commander of the Continental Army in the South?
300
The Battle of Yorktown.
Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary war?
300
Republicanism
What is the main idea expressed by Paine in the Common Sense?
300
Thomas Jefferson
Which member of the Continental congress flew to France to establish the French-American alliance?
400
Samuel Adams
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
400
Shortage of supplies/weapons.
What was the main shortage that stopped Washington from attacking certain places?
400
The Battle of Saratoga.
Which battle was most closely related to the formation of French-American alliance?
400
Colonial Rights
Before the Declaration of Independence, the First Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of ------?
400
Benjamin Franklin
Before the major battles in America, which member of the Congress went to Britain to negotiate peace with King George III?
500
The Boston Port Act
The act that closed down the tea-stained harbor. (Be specific)
500
Untrained and Undisciplined
What were two main problems Washington faced with his soldiers?
500
Fort Ticonderoga.
Which British fort was captured by the colonists that provided a substantial amount of weapons to the Continental army?
500
John Locke
Whose ideas did Thomas Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence?
500
John Adams
Before George Washington, who was elected the president of the Continental Congress?
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