This man was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington
100
The Declaration of Independence was officially adopted by the Continental Congress on this date.
What is July 4th, 1776
100
This battle took place on Lexington Green and is considered by most historians to have been the first shot of the revolutionary war.
What is The Shot Heard 'Round the World
100
This tax was placed on the Americans by the British and was one of the reasons for tension as the Revolutionary War began.
What is the Tea Tax
100
This was the lake that the Green Mountain Boys had to cross to reach Fort Ticonderoga.
What is Lake Champlain
200
This man was the leader of the revolutionary militia group called the Green Mountain Boys.
Who is Ethan Allen
200
This event took place on March 5th, 1770 and resulted in the elimination of most taxes on the Americans.
What is The Boston Massacre
200
Although this battle took place in a different location than originally ordered by Washington, it was a major morale-booster for the Americans.
What is The Battle of Bunker Hill
200
These acts were put in place as a punishment to the Americans for the act of rebellion known as the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts
200
These were used to carry the cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston.
What are ox-drawn sleds.
300
This man was the leader of the Sons of Liberty and took part along with them in the events of the Boston Tea Party.
Who is Samuel John Adams
300
This even took place from September 5th - October 16th, 1774.
What is The First Continental Congress
300
This event did not actually include any fighting and was a peaceful surrender by the British.
What is The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
300
This document was written to explain the reasons for the American's separation and to declare their freedom.
What is The Declaration of Independence
300
This man stayed behind with 400 brave men during the defeat of the Americans at the battle of Brooklyn Heights.
Who is General William Alexander (Lord Stirling)
400
This man wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence on his own.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
This surprise event happened peacefully very early in the morning on May 10th, 1775.
What is The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
400
This event took place on December 16th, 1773 and resulted in the Intolerable Acts and the formation of the First Continental Congress.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
This petition was a direct appeal to the king of Britain and was written in July 1775, during the Second Continental Congress.
What is the Olive Branch Petition
400
Washington places this general in charge of the Brooklyn Heights at the Battle of Long Island.
Who is General Israel Putnam.
500
This man was in charge of the American troops at the battle of Bunker Hill.
Who is Colonel William Prescott
500
This event happened in New York on August 27th, 1776.
What is The Battle of Brooklyn Heights (Long Island)
500
This event was a major loss for the Patriots and ended in the Continental Army escaping thanks to the brave men under command of General William Alexander, or Lord Stirling.
What is The Battle of Brooklyn Heights (Long Island)
500
These political statements were sent from Boston and other Suffolk County towns and were approved in the First Continental Congress and were mainly to declare the Intolerable Acts void.
What are the Suffolk Resolves
500
Before this battle begun, the American general shouted the order "don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!" This order led the patriots to shoot down the first 2 of 3 battalions of British soldiers.