Individuals
Causes of the Revolution
Vocabulary
Events During the Revolution
Miscellaneous
100
The leader of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
or
Who is General George Washington
100
The image depicts this cause of the American Revolution.
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
The abuse of power
What is Tyranny?
100
The publication of this pamphlet convinced thousands to support American independence and sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
What is Common Sense?
or
What is Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
100
The American Revolution led to the destruction and division of many tribes and communities of this group of people in North America.
Who are Native Americans?
200
The Monarch of Great Britain before, during, and immediately after the American Revolution.
Who is King George III
200
This protest was organized by the Sons of Liberty, who dressed as Native Americans and destroyed more than $1.7 million worth of goods on East India Company ships.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
200
These American colonists rebelled against British control during the American Revolution.
Who are Patriots?
or
Who were Patriots?
200
This Battle was considered a turning point during the American Revolution and led to France supporting the American Patriots against the British.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
200
This group of people, while not allowed to enlist as soldiers, greatly contributed to the war effort during the American Revolution by completing many different important roles.
Who are women?
300
This Enlightenment philosopher argued that every man has the natural rights to life, liberty and property.
Who is John Locke?
300
These series of four laws were passed by British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
or
What are the Coercive Acts?
300
This economic system frustrated colonists as mother countries exploited colonies to earn a profit.
What is Mercantilism?
300
This written document was announced publicly on July 4th and formally stated American independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
This group of people, desired freedom and had to make difficult choices on who to support to obtain freedom.
Who are enslaved Africans?
or
Who are African Americans?
400
This Founding Father helped write the Declaration of Independence and said, "the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
The image is criticizing this 1765 British law.
What is the Stamp Act?
400
A protest in which people don’t purchase controversial items.
What is boycott?
or
What is a boycott?
400
This day marks the final retreat of British soldiers from New York City and the return of George Washington at the end of the American Revolution.
What is Evacuation Day?
400
This slogan became popular within the Thirteen Colonies and was used to showcase frustration towards additional British taxation.
What is, "No taxation without representation."
500
This Enlightenment philosopher created the social contract theory.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
500
These battles began after the redcoats attempted to seize an arsenal of weapons from the Sons of Liberty, and would later become known as, "The Shot Heard Round The World."
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord
500
The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the ruler or overthrow the government.
What is treason?
500
This British announcement by the royal Virginia Governor was made to disrupting the American cause, by offering freedom to enslaved African owned by Patriot masters who ran to join loyalist forces.
What is Lord Durham's Proclamation?
or
What was Lord Durham's Proclamation?
500
What is this violent form of protest used by frustrated colonists?
What is, "tarring and feathering."