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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

After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonist.

What was the Battle of Saratoga?

100
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
100

This was the belief that the British should have the Colonists' permission to pass taxes. It was the main reason for the American Revolution.

What was consent of the governed?

200

This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

200

George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.

What is the Delaware River?

200

This battle kicked of the American Revolution.

What was Lexington and Concord?

200
This key force allowed the Americans to keep Cornwallis trapped in 1781.
What is the French Navy?
200

These rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

What are your unalienable rights?

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

This battle was known as the turning point of the American Revolution. 

What was the Battle of Saratoga?

300
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300

This gathering established the Continental Army and signed the Declaration of Independence.

What was the Second Continental Congress?

400

This group of patriots was lead by Samuel Adams.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

400

This Act closed the Boston Port and enforced the Quartering Act. It was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party. 

What are the Intolerable Acts?

400

This battle is known as "The shot heard round the world".

What was Lexington and Concord?

400

This was the western boundary line of America following the end of the Revolution and the signing of the Treaty of Paris 1783.

What was the Mississippi river?

400

This war began over the Ohio River Valley and lead to significant British debt.

What was the French and Indian War?

500
This former British Sea Captain became a hero to the American Navy.
Who was John Paul Jones?
500
These served as the Patriot's naval answer to the British blockade of their ports.
What were Privateers?
500

This was the last battle of the American Revolution.

What was the Battle of Yorktown?

500
This action was performed at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to keep the British from escaping.
What is blockade?
500

This line angered Colonist as it forbid them from moving west past the Appalachian Mountains. 

What was the Proclamation of 1763?