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100

This was the last battle of the revolution where General Cornwallis surrendered after being trapped by the colonists and the French.

Battle of Yorktown

100
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

100

Define the word "boycott".

A refusal to buy or use goods and services.

100

What was the Boston Massacre?

Bonus 100 pts: How many people died?

The first bloodshed of the American Revolution, where British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans.

100

This famous document was written by Thomas Jefferson.

Declaration of Independence

200

This was battle was a very big victory in the southern colonies.

Battle of Cowpens

200

Name the leader of the British Army and the leader of the Continental Army at the time of the revolution.

Charles Cornwallis and George Washington

200
Why were they called "minutemen"?

The militia men would be ready within a minutes notice.

200

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

It forbid English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

200
What was Valley Forge? What happened there?

Camp where the Continental Army suffered from starvation, disease and the cold through 6 months of winter and spring.

300

This was the bloodiest battle of the revolution.

Battle of Bunker Hill

300

Who was the diplomat who helped gain the French as an ally?

Ben Franklin

300

What is the difference between a "loyalist" and a "patriot"?

Loyalists: support England/King George III


Patriots: disliked the English rule, and wanted independence

300

Daily Double: What was the name of land called that the French and Indian War was fought over? Who were the 2 sides in the battle?

Ohio River Valley

French & Native Americans vs. British & Colonists

300

Name 2 things that happened at the Second Continental Congress.

George Washington is appointed the leader of the Continental Army

Olive Branch Petition was sent out

Print their own money

Committee to deal with foreign nations

400

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a "turning point" in the war.

Helped France finally become an ally to the colonists.

400

Who wrote Common Sense and what was it about?

Thomas Paine and all the wrongs KG3 did to the colonists and why they should rebel.

400

What does the word "tariff" mean?

Tax on imports (goods brought into the country).

400

What was the Boston Tea Party? What was the name of the acts that were passed because of this event?

Bonus 200 points: how many chests of tea were dumped into the harbor

A protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor.

Intolerable Acts

342 chests

400

What was the Olive Branch Petition?


Bonus 100 pts: Which Continental Congress was it written at?

Petition sent to KG3 from the colonists to end the war before things get worse.


Second Continental Congress

500

What is the order of the battles that occured, first to last.

-Bunker Hill, Cowpens, Saratoga, Lexington & Concord, Trenton & Princeton, Yorktown

Battle of Lexington & Concord

Battle of Bunker Hill 

Battle of Trenton & Princeton

Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Cowpens

Battle of Yorktown

500

Who were Baron von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette? What did they do?

Baron von Steuben: Prussian general who trained the colonial troops at Valley Forge

Marquis de Lafayette: French soldier who fought along side George Washington

500

Who were the Sons of Liberty? What did they do? Name 1 person involved.

Radical group of colonists who did not like the British rule over the colonies.

Tar & feathered tax collectors, the Boston Tea Party

Sam Adams, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry

500

Name 2 things that were taxed for each act.

-Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act

Sugar Act: coffee, textiles, wine, molasses, sugar

Stamp Act: legal documents, wills, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, dice, deeds, and more.

Townshend Act: glass, lead, paint, paper, tea

500

What was the document called that officially ended the war?

Why was it called that?

Treaty of Paris 1783, took place in Paris, France.