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Important People
Important Battles
Reasons for the War
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Potpourri
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He was chosen to lead the continental army.
Who is George Washington.
100
These were the first two battles of the American Revolution.
What are Lexington and Concord.
100

This war (BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION) was very expensive, and made the British tax the colonies

What is the 7 Years War

100

Someone who wants independence for the colonies

What is a patriot

100

He is Scottish, handsome, and an absolute madman, using pirate tactics to fight the British Navy

Who is John Paul Jones

200
He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200

Technically a win for the British. The Americans only left when they ran out of ammo.

What is the Battle of Bunker Hill

200
This was a tax on all printed goods in America
What is the Stamp Act
200

An American militia man who can be ready for battle in 60 seconds

What is a minuteman

200
This document was written to try and smooth things over before war. The British didn't even read it!

What is the Olive Branch Petition 

300
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston
Who is Samuel Adams
300

Washington crossed the Delaware River during a freezing Christmas night for this battle

What is the Battle of Trenton

300
This was the law that required colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes to eat and sleep.
What is the Quartering Act.
300

A person in the colonies who wants to remain British would be called this

What is a loyalist

300
Which two countries offered help to America at the END of the war?
What are Spain and France.
400

He is America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman, and the Hero of Two Worlds

Who is Marquis de Lafayette

400

The turning point of the war, and convinced the French to help the Americans

What is the Battle of Saratoga

400
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

The Declaration of Independence went into effect on this day

What is July 4, 1776

400

This is the treaty that ended the American Revolution

What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)

500

He was the king of Britain during the American Revolution

Who is King George III

500

The final major battle of the war when Lord Cornwallis surrenders.

What is the Battle of Yorktown 1781.

500

This was the event when British soldiers fired into a crowd of protestors, killing innocent civilians, including Crispus Attucks.

What is the Boston Massacre

500

This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine telling Americans to fight back against England

What is Common Sense.

500

He helped train American soldiers at Valley Forge

Who is Baron von Steuben