Quick Facts
Lead Up Events
War's Beginning
Timeline
Important People
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What was the name of the war with Great Britain called?
The Revolutionary War
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What did the British do to the colonists that they didn't like?
The British taxed them.
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What was the first shot called that started the Revolutionary War?
The "shot heard 'round the world"
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Which event on your timeline came first?
The Stamp Act in 1765.
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Who were three of the important people that helped the colonies win the Revolutionary War?
George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin
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Who was the Revolutionary War against?
the British
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What was the tax on everything that was paper called?
The Stamp Act
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Who shot first to begin the war?
Trick question! No one knows.
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What happened after the Stamp Act in the streets of Boston?
The Boston Massacre in 1770.
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How did George Washington help the colonists?
He led them in battle and was a leader.
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How many colonies were there during the Revolution?
13 colonies
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What was the bloody street fight called where 3 men died?
Boston Massacre
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Who fought in the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
The British fought the minutemen (or colonists).
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What was the event that caused the British to shut down trading and the harbors for the colonists?
The Boston Tea Party in 1773.
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This person was the general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
George Washingon
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What country was became independent because of the Revolutionary War?
The United States of America
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What started the Boston Massacre?
The colonists threw snowballs and rocks at the British soldiers.
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What were the names of the battles that began the war?
The Battle of Lexington and Battle of Concord.
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Who warned the colonists at night that the British were on their way?
Paul Revere
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This person was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
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What was the name of the letter to the British government that said the colonies wanted to be free?
The Declaration of Independence
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What did the colonists do to fight against the unfair taxation on the tea?
They dressed up as Native Americans, snuck onto British ships, and dumped the tea into the ocean.
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Who won each of the first battles?
Lexington - colonists lost Concord - British retreated and the colonists won
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What happened the morning after Paul Revere's ride?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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This person convinced the French to help the colonists AND helped write the Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin
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