Battles
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
What was the main reason why Britain was taxing all of the colonists?
What is the French and Indian War Debt?
Which historical figure created the first American flag?
Who is Betsy Ross?
Why was Britain's army the most powerful?
I will approve of your answers. Examples include a strong navy, professional soldiers with the best training, money, supplies, etc.
What battle took place in Kentucky?
What is the Battle of Blue Licks?
What was the first major battle after America declared independence from Britain?
What act forced all colonists to house British soldiers?
What is the Quartering Act?
Which historical figure wrote the Declaration of Independence?
What was the name given to the confrontation between British soldiers and colonists that resulted in many colonists dying?
What is the Boston Massacre?
What is the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist?
What is patriots are against the British government and loyalists support the British government?
True or False - The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on Breed's Hill.
What is true?
What act taxed all foreign goods such as sugar, molasses, rum, and indigo?
What is the Sugar Act?
Who led the Continental Army? Who led the British Army?
Who is George Washington? Who is Nathanial Greene?
Who is General Howe? Who is Lord Cornwallis?
What was the event where Patriots dressed up like Indians and threw the British tea into the harbor?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
What is democracy?
What is stating that all governments gain their power from the people?
What battle was the major turning point of the entire American Revolution?
What is the Battles of Saratoga?
What is a package of five laws that closed the Boston Harbor and increased British control over colonial governments?
What is the Intolerable Acts?
Every colony attended the First Continental Congress except...
Who is Georgia?
Name two advantages that the Continental Army had while fighting in the American Revolution.
I will approve of your answer. Examples include French support, knowing the American land, had great morale because they were fighting for independence, and had a great leader (George Washington).
The declaration of independence stated, "all men were created equal." Give me an example of how that wasn't true in the 1700s.
I will approve of your answer. Examples are women couldn't vote, slavery existed, etc.
What battle "officially" ended the war?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
"No Taxation Without Representation," was a slogan colonists used. What did it mean? What big act came after this?
Who wrote Common Sense and why did this person write it? (Hint: there were four parts of Common Sense - you need at least two).
Who is Thomas Paine?
What is an explanation of what the government should look like (ran by the people), criticizing King George and kings in general, colonies having control of government, and a strong American military?
During the American Revolution, whose support did the British and Americans have? (Hint: Americans had two places that supported them).
Who is Germany?
Who is Spain and France?
What were the basic rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?