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100
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress?
100

The central slogan of the American Revolution.

What is no taxation without representation?

100

General Cornwallis surrendered at this location in 1781.

What is Yorktown?

100

These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.

What were minutemen?

200
These soldiers volunteered to fight for their colony.
Who were militia?
200
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
200

An invention that removed seeds from the cotton increasing reliance on enslaved labor. 

What is the Cotton Gin?

200

The birthplace of the American Revolution.

What is Boston?

200

In 1773, the colonial Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of British goods into Boston Harbor this event is known as ________________________.

What is the Boston Tea Party?

300
This author penned "Common Sense".
Who was Thomas Paine?
300
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania.
What is Valley Forge?
300

"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." 

This quote is from the ________________________

What is the Declaration of Independence?

300

Document that cut ties with Great Britain. 

What is the Declaration of Independence? 

300
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
400

This person created the Join or Die political cartoon.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

400
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
400

Convention with the goal to advance rights for women throughout the country.

What is Seneca Falls?

400
The United States received land that extended to these areas in the North, South, and West as a result of the treaty that ended the war.
What is land North to Canada, South to Florida, and West to the Mississippi?
400
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
What is a Patriot?
500

This person warned the people that the British were coming at the Battle of Lexington.

Who is Paul Revere?

500

The first battles of the Revolutionary War.

What is Lexington and Concord?

500

Roger Williams founded this colony.

What is Rhode Island?

500

On Christmas Day, 1776, George Washington and the Continental Army surprised and captured more than 1,000 German soldiers who were fighting for the British at this battle.

What is the Battle of Trenton?

500

Term given to a colonist that was in favor of remaining with Great Britain.

What is a loyalist?