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Miscellaneous
100

This person was the general of the Continental Army and first President of the United States.

George Washington

100

This is harbor that had the tea from The Boston Tea Party dumped into it and was subsequently closed by the King of England.

Boston Harbor

100

This was the act that ordered colonists to house and feed British military.

Quartering Act

100

This event that happened late at night in Boston resulted in the deaths of 5 people.

Boston Massacre

100

This is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.

July 4th , 1776

200

This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

200

This is the battle site where "The Shot Heard Around the World" was fired 

Bunker Hill

200

This is the act that put a tax on paper goods like letters, writing paper, playing cards, newspapers, calendars, legal documents, and more.

Stamp Act

200

This event was in protest against the Tea Act and resulted in the Intolerable Acts being put in place by the British.

Boston Tea Party

200

The cost of this war was the reason the British wanted to tax the colonists.

French-Indian War

300

Who was a leader that became a British spy at the Battle of Saratoga?

General Benedict Arnold

300

This was the battle started the American Revolution.

Battle of Lexington-Concord

300

What was the Intolerable Acts?

a series of laws that closed the routes in and out of Boston

300

What is the Articles of Confederation?

1st Constitution of the USA. Officially established the government of the union of the 13 states

300

In which battle of the American Revolution were the colonists told not to fire "until you see the whites of their (the British soldiers') eyes?"

Battle of Bunker Hill

400

This person was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence and one of the leaders of the Sons of Liberty.

John Hancock

400

Who was fighting in the French and Indian War?

England and France

400

This act put a tax on tea and lead to the Boston Tea Party.

Tea Act

400

What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

British won - many people died 

400

This was the name used to describe people loyal to the King of England.

loyalists


500

Who warned the colonists that the British were coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

Paul Revere


500

This is the site of the final battle of the American Revolution and where the British surrendered.

Yorktown

500

This act put a tax on many goods brought in from England such as glass, paper, tea, and paint.

The Townshend Acts

500

This battle against Burgoyne and the British lasted two months and the American victory prevented the capture of the Hudson River Valley.

Battle of Saratoga

500

This was the secret group of men (consisting of famous men like Paul Revere, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams among others) that lead the early stages of rebellion against the British.

Sons of Liberty