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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

These troops were promised freedom if they fought on the front lines.

Who were the black regiments?

100

The colonists chased the British Redcoats away from the battlefield and ambushed them at this battle.

What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?

100

The name that the colonies took on after the war.

What is the United States of America?

200

These soldiers volunteered to fight for their colony.

Who were local militias?

200

These two events occurred in Boston, Massachusetts.

What are the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party?

200

This was the nickname of the British Army.

What is redcoats?

200
This key force allowed the Americans to keep Cornwallis trapped in 1781.
What is the French Navy?
200
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300

This author penned the Declaration of Independence.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

300

These were the two taxes placed on the colonies.

What are the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts (tea tax)?

300

Someone who supported freedom was called this.

What is a patriot?

300
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
300

This person becomes the first leader/president of this country.

Who is George Washington?

400

This character betrayed the Continental Army after his win at the battle of Saratoga.

Who is Benedict Arnold?

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

Someone who wanted to stay with the king was called this.

Who is a loyalist?

400
This action was performed at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to keep the British from escaping.
What is blockade?
400

The United States received this land as a result of the treaty that ended the war.

What is land to the West of the Mississippi?

500

This person got the French Navy to help the Continental Army.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

500

The King used the ____ war to justify the taxes on the colonists.

French and Indian

500
These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.
What were minutemen?
500

The name of the battle where the British Surrendered.

What is the Battle of Yorktown?

500

The King stayed ____. (This is a banned word)

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