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He was chosen to lead the continental army.
Who is George Washington.
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These were the first two battles of the American Revolution.
What are Lexington and Concord.
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This war (BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION) was very expensive, and King George decided the Americans should pay for it with taxes.
What is the French and Indian War
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Someone who wants their own freedom and their own country
What is a patriot.
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Which two countries fought during the American Revolution?
What are England and America (The 13 Colonies)
200
He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200

The first major English win in which they kept the colonists out of Boston. Both sides lost a great deal of soldiers.

What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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This was a tax on all printed goods in America
What is the Stamp Act
200
Someone who supported King George III
What is a loyalist.
200

What act banned American paper money?

What is the Currency Act.

300

He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty and was wanted by King George III,

Who is Samuel Adams

300
On December 25th, 1776, Washington and his men suprise attacked and defeated the Hessians at this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton.
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This was the law that required colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes to eat and sleep.
What is the Quartering Act.
300
The document that stated America is their own free country.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
300

Why is the beginning of the Boston Massacre controversial? 

What is the massacre was started by colonists.

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He went to France to ask them for help. He also created the U.S. Postal Service and was part of the Continental Congress.
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
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The turning point of the war, when the Americans start to take the lead.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
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This was the event in which many Patriots boarded a British ship and destroyed all of the product on board.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400

What did the Intolerable Acts do?

What is ban town meetings and close the Boston Harbor. 

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Which two countries offered help to America at the END of the war?
What are Spain and France.
500

He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Who is John Hancock.

500
The final battle of the War in which England surrenders.
What is the Battle of Yorktown 1781.
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This was the event when British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing innocent civilians, including Crispus Attucks.
What is the Boston Massacre
500

This is the punishment given to people who disobeyed the Sons of Liberty's rules. 

What is tar and featering.

500

What location did George Washington's soldiers a particularly harsh winter? 

Where is Valley Forge.