These two battles marked the first battles of the Revolution which includes the famous "shot heard around the world"
What is the battles of Lexington and Concord
100
This harvard educated colonist founded the sons of liberty
who is Samuel Adams
100
The Revolution was influence by ideas from this time period(name not dates) in Global History
What is the enlightenment
100
This act required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document
What is the stamp act
100
Parliment repealed the stamp act in this year
What is 1766
200
This battle marked a turning point in the war as the Americans forced British General Burgoyne to surrender changing British geographical strategy.
What is The Battle of Saratoga
200
This english philospher believed that life liberty and estate were basic human rights and could not be taken away
who is john locke
200
The three inalienable rights are
What is life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
200
This group went to boston Harbor and dumped 18000 lbs of tea in the water to protest the tea tax and British rule
What is the boston tea party
200
The Declaration of Independence was signed on
What is July 4 1776
300
This battle marked the final battle of the Revolution, thus ending the war and marking the end of the fight for independence
What is the battle of Yorktown
300
These soldiers fought for the colonists and were considered civilian soldiers
What is minute men
300
The Social Contract, an enlightenment based book, focused on sovereignty. Sovereignty is based around the idea that
What is the people control the free state
300
Crispus Attucks, an african american sailor, was the first colonist shot during this protest that turned violent
What is the boston massacre
300
Valley Forge occured in the winter of
What is 1777-1778
400
This battle was unique in that the colonists suprised the British by attacking on early Christmas morning capturing 918 hessians and killing 30 of them
What is the battle of Trenton
400
These two men were patriots and influential during the revolution, one wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, the other was a lawyer who wrote resolutions protest the stamp act
What is patrick henry and thomas paine
400
Thomas Paine's main argument in Common Sense was that America needed to do this to Britain
What is Break away and become independent
400
These intolerable acts, which included horrors such as martial law, quartering, and the closing of Boston Harbor, led to the congregation of colonists more commonly known as
What is The first continental congress
400
The Battle of Yorktown officially ended on
What is October 17, 1781
500
Molly Pitcher, an important female figure within the revolution, brought pitchers of water to soldiers at this battle
What is the battle of Monmouth
500
This man was the son of a patriot, who eventually became a loyalist, and was also the governor of our very own New Jersey
What is William Franklin
500
This man wrote the social contract and is one of the key influences on Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin
Who is Rosseau
500
This document was a formal letter sent to the King of England to urge him to return to peace
What is the Olive Branch Petition
500
The Colonists signed the Treaty of Paris with the British in this year