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Why did the British government introduce new taxes on its North American colonies in the early 1760s?
What is: to repay war debts from the French and Indian War
100
Who was the primary (main) author of the Declaration of Independence?
What is: Thomas Jefferson?
100
Why did colonists use the motto "no taxation without representation" to express their anger with the British government?
What is: They were angry that the colonies were not represented in Parliament.
100
In what city was the Declaration of Independence written?
What is: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
100
What is ONE reason Benedict Arnold became a traitor and fought for the British during the American Revolution?
What is: He felt disrespected by the Continental Army.
200
Who were the Daughters of Liberty and how did they affect the American Revolution?
They were women who boycotted British goods and made the goods they needed at home.
200
Who was fighting who in the French and Indian War?
What is: France and Native Americans vs. Britain and Colonists
200
“I couldn’t believe British soldiers just started firing their guns at us. We had no guns with us to fight back.”
—A resident of Boston, March 5, 1770
What event is being described?
What is: Boston Massacre
200
How did the colonists use geography to their advantage in the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
What is: They hid behind small hills and under bridges.
200
The general, or leader, of the Continental Army was ________.
What is: George Washington
300
_____________ is when two countries or two states exchange goods for money or other goods. Both countries/states are able to get something that their citizens need.
What is: Trade
300
Use the list of things colonists thought were unfair about life under British rule to answer the question.
• Colonists could only trade with Great Britain.
• The colonies could not make their own laws.
• No one represented the colonists in Parliament.
• Parliament continued to raise taxes on the colonies.
Based on the list, why did colonists feel the need to declare their independence from Great Britain?
What is: The British did not treat them the same as other British citizens.
300
The Declaration of Independence explained that the colonists had many __________ about the way King George III treated them.
What is: Grievances
300
How did geography help the Continental Army defeat the British many times?
What is: Colonists were more familiar with the land than the British soldiers
300
Which colonist is famous for saying, “Give me liberty, or give me death?”
What is: Patrick Henry
400
Which item would have been taxed under the Stamp Act of 1765?
What is: Playing cards
400
Which three natural rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence?
What is: The right to Life, The right to pursue happiness, The right to Liberty
400
Based on the Declaration of Independence, what is something people are justified in doing when a government violates their natural rights?
What is: getting rid of that government and replacing it with a new one
400
At what battle did the Continental Army surround the British forcing them to surrender to end the war?
What is: Battle of Yorktown
400
_____ made this illustration of British soldiers attacking colonists in the city. What event does the picture show?
What is Paul Revere, Boston Massacre
500
_________ is when producers focus on making specific goods or performing certain services well.
What is: Specialization
500
Use the chart to answer the following question. 
How did Great Brittan respond to the events of the Boston Tea Party?
What is: Great Britain’s Parliament closes Boston’s port and passes unfair laws.
500
In 1766, due to mounting pressure from British merchants, Parliament repealed (remove) the Stamp Act. Why did British merchants want to repeal the Stamp Act?
What is: It caused colonists to boycott British goods, and British merchants lost a lot of money.
500
How did the physical environment affect the strategy of the Continental Army at the Battle of Saratoga?
What is: Soldiers in the Continental Army hid in the heavily forested areas around Saratoga to more easily surprise the British.
500
Based on your knowledge of social studies, who is shown presenting the Declaration of Independence?
What is: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson