People
Events
Congress/Declaration
Miscellaneous
100
The Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
100
What act placed a tax on paper goods?
The Stamp Act
100
In what meeting did the representatives send a letter to the King of England?
First Continental Congess
100
Someone who wanted independence from England
A Patriot
200
This person led attacks on the British and then he and his men would disappear into the swamps. He was known as the "Swamp Fox".
Francis Marion
200
The British heard that colonies were creating militias and marched to these two towns.
Lexington and Concord
200
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Someone who wanted England to continue to rule the colonies.
A Loyalist
300
Risked his life to put the flag of Fort Sullivan back up
William Jasper
300
What act placed a tax on tea and allowed one company to take control of the tea trade?
The Tea Act
300
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 1776
300
What group dressed as Native American Indians and boarded a ship to dump the tea into the ocean?
The Sons of Liberty
400
Known as the "Gamecock", led surprise attacks against the British
Thomas Sumter
400
How did the cities Boston and Charles Town react to the Tea Act?
Boston- Sons of Liberty dressed as Native American Indians boarded a ship and threw the chests of tea into the ocean. Charles Town- Colonists leaders locked the tea up in a warehouse so that it could not be sold.
400
What meeting was the Declaration of Independence signed at?
Second Continental Congress
400
Why did England want to tax the colonies?
To collect money from the colonists to help pay for their protection during the French and Indian War.
500
The British burned his farm and Native Americans called him "Wizard Owl"
Andrew Pickens
500
What acts closed the Boston port and took the right of self-government away from the Massachusetts colony?
The Intolerable Acts
500
What did the Declaration of Independence state?
The colonies wanted to be free and independent states from England.
500
What was Fort Sullivan renamed after the battle?
Fort Moultrie. It was named after William Moultrie who led the troops to protect the fort.
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