Random Knowledge
What year was the battle of Yorktown?
1781
Man who began the ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming to Concord.
Paul Revere
City that had a "tea party"
Boston
Act that put a tax on products such as molasses and candy.
Sugar Act
War that the British paid for by raising colonists' taxes
French and Indian War
This leader spearheaded a rebellion against the British in 1763 after the French and Indian War.
Pontiac
Man who said "Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
Places where colonial troops first fired on British troops.
Lexington and Concord
Act that required a tax on all written documents, making the colonists furious.
Stamp Act
Document that explains why the colonies had to separate from England, written by Thomas Jefferson.
Declaration of Independence
Name two of George Washington's strategies for winning the revolutionary war.
Committed less men, guerilla warfare, kept his army moving
Leader of the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts
Sam Adams
Place where George Washington and the colonial troops spent a miserable winter.
Valley Forge
Law that required the colonists to provide barrack and supplies for British troops in America.
Quartering Act
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that influenced many people to favor the split with England
Common Sense
Name two of the ways spies shared their messages.
Invisible ink, secret codes, masked letters
The African-American colonist killed at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
Body of water crossed by Washington and his troops to attack the German mercenaries at Trenton.
Delaware River
A tax on everyday items like tea, paint, led etc.
Townshend Act
Brutal punishment used by colonists against tax collectors and Loyalists
Tarring and Feathering
What is the name of the spy ring organized by George Washington?
Culper Spy Ring
Sam Adams and this man were to be arrested by the British in Lexington. He also helped finance the Sons of Liberty.
John Hancock
City where the Second Continental Congress met.
Harsh laws passed to punish the people of Boston
Intolerable / Coercive Acts
Slogan about taxes that influenced many colonists to rebel against Great Britain.
"No taxation without representation"