Geography
Important people
Big ol' battles
It's time to calm down, Boston!
Little bit of everything
Immigrants getting the job done
100
What was the southernmost of the original 13 colonies?
Georgia
100
Commander in cheif of the continental army
George Washington
100
What were the first two battles of the Revolutionary war?
Lexington and Concord
100
What did the men who tossed the tea into Boston harbor dress up as?
Native Americans
100
What sports team is objectively considered to be the absolute worst, most despicable team in human history?
The San Francisco 49ers
100
This man was born in the Caribbean and would eventually go on to be a pivotal player in the American revolution, also the star of a Broadway musical
Alexander Hamilton
200
What was the name of the mountain range that formed the western boundary of the original 13 colonies?
The Appalachian mountains
200
King of England during the Revolutionary war
King George III
200
This battle convinced the French to actively help the colonies during the Revolution
Saratoga
200
This battle that took place right outside Boston was considered a British military victory, although they lost twice as many soldiers as their colonial adversaries
Battle of Bunker hill
200
Also known as "the society of friends" this Christian denomination established the Pennsylvania colony.
The Quakers
200
The Prussian military officer who helped transform the continental army into a legitimate fighting force during the winter spent in Valley forge
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
300
What US state was home to Roanoke colony, the first ever English colony in North America?
North Carolina
300
The lawyer who defended the British soldiers during the trial of the Boston Massacre
John Adams
300
What icy river did Washington's troops cross the night before the battle of Trenton?
The Delaware river
300
What is the name of the series of laws passed explicitly to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston tea party?
The intolerable acts
300
What was the most important resource that whalers harvested during their journeys?
oil/whale oil
300
This type of person was not a slave, but would have work very similar to a slave in order to pay off a large debt they owed
An indentured servant
400
Because of its rich soil and long, hot growing periods, which colonial region was best suited to large scale agriculture?
the southern colonies
400
A famous orator and passionate patriot, this man once said "give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry
400
What is the name of the gun mounted blade?
A bayonet
400
What was the nickname of the British Prime minister who imposed the Townsend acts?
"Champagne Charlie"
400
His name almost being synonymous with "traitor", this American general switched to the British side part way through the war
Benedict Arnold
400
This is the only one of the original 13 colonies that had a majority of Catholics living in its borders
Maryland
500
One of the reasons the The French and Indian war was fought was for control of this pivotal region south of the great lakes
The Ohio river valley
500
The British general who surrendered at Yorktown
General George Cornwallis
500
What is the name of the fighting style that features ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military
guerilla warfare
500
This free black man, the first man killed during the Boston massacre, is considerd to be the "first" casualty of the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks
500
What do we call British government's policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, especially trade laws, as long as British colonies remained loyal to the central government?
salutary neglect
500
The only immigrants that really didn't have a choice in the matter, many African slaves would have died on the voyage to the Americas. What is the name of this voyage?
The middle passage