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Vocabulary
100
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100

Where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired.

What was Lexington/Concord?

100

All men are created equal and have basic rights, people give the government power, the right to overthrow the government when power is being abused.

What are the principles of government outlined in the DOI.

100
General Cornwallis became trapped 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

This act made colonists responsible for feeding and housing British soldiers.

What is the Quartering Act?

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

This event was illustrated and dispersed through the colonies. Although it is questionable whether it truly deserved its alarming title. 

What was the Boston Massacre?

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 act taxed colonists for every stamp, paper, letter, etc. 

What was the Stamp Act?

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

This act stopped colonists from settling on land beyond the Appalachian Mountains. 

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

400

This King of Great Britain during the American Revolution. 

Who was King George III?

400

This key battle is known as the "turning point" of the war.

What was Saratoga?

400

The day the Declaration of Independence was signed. 

What was July 4, 1776? 

400

George Washington used this strategy to win the war.

Took a defensive stance, launched small attacks using guerilla warfare tactics 

400

A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.

What is a Patriot?

500

The author of the Star Spangled Banner

Who was Francis Scott Key?

500

A strong sense of devotion to one's country and the character trait which helped the Continental Army win the war. 

What is Patriotism? 

500

The primary author of the DOI

Who was Thomas Jefferson? 

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

Which war put Great Britain in debt & made them raise the taxes of the American colonists?

what was the French and Indian War/7 Years War?