Causes of the American Revolution
People/ Groups
Battles/ Key Events
Primary Sources
Misc.
100
What event was caused by the creation of the Tea Act?
What is The Boston Tea Party?
100
Colonists who opposed independence and wanted the colonies to remain under the control of the King and Great Britain.
Who were the Patriots?
100
What battle is known as "Shot Heard Around the World"?
What was The Battle of Lexington and Concord?
100
Which document is most closely associated with this cartoon drawn in 1754?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
What is the name of the King of England during this time period?
Who was King George?
200
What cause is being referenced below:
A law passed by Parliament (the lawmaking part of the British government), forging colonists to pay a tax on all printed papers (pamphlets, licenses, newspapers, playing cards, etc.)
What is the Stamp Act?
200
Colonists that wanted to remain loyal to the King.
Who are the Loyalists?
200
The training camp George Washington used during the winter. Many died from the freezing conditions and disease.
What was valley Forge?
200
A booklet written by Thomas Paine that convinced many colonists to declare Independence.
What was Common Sense?
200
At the start of the Revolutionary war who had the most advantages?
Who is England?
300
What cause is being referenced below:
A law that forced colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes, and provide them with supplies needed.
What is the Quartering Act?
300
A famous patriot, who was an inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to get colonists more fair treatment.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
300
The name of the Continental Army's soldiers.
Who are the militia or minute men
300
What document would contain this quote:
“. . . We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . . ”
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
What country helped the colonists during the Revolutionary War?
Who is France?
400
What were the Intolerable Acts?
What are laws passed as a response to the Boston Tea Party.
400
Secret organizations of colonists who met to protest the taxes and actions of the King and Parliament.
Who were The Sons of Liberty?
400
Made a famous ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming before these battles.
Who was Paul Revere?
400
What ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as a new country?
What was The Treaty of Paris 1783?
400
What is a boycott?
What is the act of refusing to buy, or engage the services of an organization or person?
500
What cause is being referenced below:
Great Britain and Colonists vs. French and Native Americans
Great Britain won the war but was left with a lot of debt, which they expected the colonists to help pay.
What is the French and Indian War?
500
What famous American patriot stated the following line, “Give me liberty or give me death”?
Who was Patrick Henry?
500
What was seen as the turning point in the war?
What was The Battle of Saratoga?
500
What law ordered colonists not to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
500
The slogan that was used by colonists to state their anger with the British taxation.
What is "No Taxation without Representation"