Lexington and Concord were the sites where munitions and rebel leaders were stashed away. When the British were coming, this rider rode ahead to warn them.
What is Paul Revere's Ride?
100
This required the colonists to purchase special paper for all documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
This was a clash between the colonists and the British over local jobs being given to British soldiers instead of the colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
This war ended up dividing the Americas, giving much land to the British?
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What is the French and Indian War?
100
This gentleman wrote this pamphlet about King George and his abuses in the colonies.
What is Common Sense written by Thomas Paine?
200
This is where General Gates fought off the Redcoats in New York when they attempted to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies.
What is Saratoga?
200
This act required the colonists to house British Soldiers in their homes. It is against the law today.
What is the Quartering Act?
200
This was the end of a long chase throughout the countryside. Cornwallis was pursuing the colonial army for harassing its troops.
What is Cowpens, S.C.?
200
This man said that people had the natural right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These words would be included in the Declaration of Independance.
Who is John Locke?
200
This Frenchman persuaded the French government to help the colonists.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
300
This is where Washington and his men were housed for the Winter.
What is Valley Forge?
300
The British government shut down Boston Harbor and placed Boston under martial law.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
300
This was a protest against the British and their unfair tea tax.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
300
England passed this law in an attempt to alleviate further fighting between the colonists and the Native Americans.
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What is the Proclamation of 1763?
300
These people supported the King of England, while these people supported the revolution.
Who are the loyalists and who are the patriots?
400
After crossing the Deleware River, Washington and his men surprised the Redcoats by defeating them. Much needed morale booster.
What is Trenton, NJ?
400
These were taxes placed on all import, especially tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
400
This was sent to King George in an attempt to end the fighting. He refused.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
400
These secret groups of people helped to keep communication alive between the colonists.
What are the Committees of Correspondance?
400
This was the leader of the Redcoats, and this was the leader of the Colonial army.
Who is Cornwallis, and who is Washington?
500
This is where the British surrended to George Washington and ended the war.
What is Yorktown?
500
This was a specific tax placed on all tea bought and sold in the colonies. The British East India Company was exempt from this tax.
What is the Tea Tax?
500
In an attempt to appease the colonists, England instituted the policy where they left them alone.
What is salutary neglect?
500
This was established in order to declare colonial rights and defend their actions.
What is the 1st Continental Congress?
500
This was a secret resistance group, made up of merchants and common laborers, protested against the Redcoats.