American Revolution

People and Leaders

100

I am the commander of the American Continental Army. Who am I?

George Washington

200

 I am the person that officially wrote the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?

Thomas Jefferson

300

 I am the American General that betrayed Washington to side with the British toward the end of the war. Who am I?

Benedict Arnold

400

I am the person that came up with the famous quote "Give me liberty or give me death!" Who am I?

Patrick Henry

Laws & Slogans

100

 I was a tax act placed on paper documents in 1765. What am I?

The Stamp Act

200

 I was the slogan colonists used to express how they thought taxing them without a representative was unfair. What am I?

"No taxation without representation"

300

I was a law that taxed goods and helped cause protests like the Boston Tea Party. What am I?

 The Tea Act (acceptable: laws taxing goods, Townshend Acts as alternate)

400

 We were taxed by Britain and used boycotts and protests to show we were angry. What are we called?

The colonists (or "American colonists")

Events and Actions

100

I was the main person to ride horseback to warn the people of Massachusetts that the Redcoats were coming. Who am I?

Paul Revere

200

 I am the event in which colonists dressed like Native Americans boarded a ship carrying tea to cause trouble. What was this event?

Boston Tea Party

300

I was the event that left several American colonists dead in the streets of Boston. What was this event?

Boston Massacre

400

We were the group that started trouble for the British by doing things like tarring & feathering tax collectors, starting boycotts on imports, and stealing military supplies. Who are we?

Sons of Liberty

Battles and Places

100

I am the location of the first official battles of the Revolutionary War. What is this place?

 Lexington and Concord

200

 I am the battle that is considered the main turning point of the war because it got the French fully on the side of the colonies. What is this battle?

Battle of Saratoga

300

I am the location of the British surrender that ended the war. What is this place?

Yorktown

400

 I am the island nation that sent soldiers and ships to help the Americans after the turning point at Saratoga. What nation am I?

France

Document and Groups

100

 I am the document that told Britain the colonies wanted to be free from their rule. What am I?

The Declaration of Independence

200

We helped Jefferson edit what he was writing in the Declaration of Independence. Who are we?

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin

300

We are the regiments that fought on both sides for the promise of freedom from slavery. Who are we?

African American soldiers / Black regiments

400

I am the group of colonists who organized protests like the Boston Tea Party and other actions against British laws. Who am I?

 Sons of Liberty