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100

What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?

July 4, 1776

100

This person was the Commander of the Continental Army.

George Washington

100

This was the most common weapon in colonial times

The Brown Bess Musket

100

This put a tax on sugar.

Sugar Act

100

Where was the 1st battle of the American Revolution?

Lexington

200

What year did the French and Indian War end?

1763

200

He famous said, "Gentlemen cry PEACE- PEACE - BUT THERE IS NO PEACE!"

PATRICK HENRY

200
Musket balls are a form of ________?

Ammunition

200

These Acts put a tax on tea, glass, paint and lead.

The Townshend Acts

200

Name the people who rode to Lexington to warn them that the Regulars were coming.

Paul Revere and William Dawes

300

What is the date of the Boston Massacre?

March 5, 1770

300

She watched the Battle of Bunker hill from her home across the river.

Abigail Adams

300

This clicked onto the end of the musket and was used in hand to hand combat.

Bayonet

300
Britain was using the taxes to pay for which war?

The French and Indian War

300

When the British arrive, the militia were outnumbered.  Who fired the first shot?

No one knows.

400

What is the date of The Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773

400

He was one of the men shot and killed in The Boston Massacre.

Crispus Attucks

400

This was used to store gun powder

Powder Horn

400
How many days did the tea ships sit in Boston Harbor before they dumped it into the harbor?

19-20 days

400

What was the name of the grassy area in colonial towns were men practiced militia drills?

The Green

500

On which date did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?

June 17, 1775

500

He rode all the way to Concord to warn the militia that the Regulars were coming!  His buddy (Paul Revere) did not make it all the way.

William Dawes

500

This was the reason that the Musket was not a good shot.

It had a smooth bore instead of a spiral groove like a rifle.  

500

What is the famous phrase that was said to protest the taxes?

No Taxation Without Representation

500

Who was hiding in Lexington, but escaped before the British arrived?

Samuel Adams and John Hancock