List one advantage of the Patriots in the Revolution
Various
100
The first shots fired in the Revolutionary war were fired in this Massachusetts town.
What is Lexington and or Concord
100
These acts were designed to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party, including the Quartering act, banning town meetings, closing the port of Boston, and putting British officials on trial in Great Britain.
What were the Intolerable Acts
100
This war put England in severe debt and forced them to start taxing the colonies
What is the French and Indian War (or Seven Years War)
100
This man wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
List one advantage of the British in the Revolution
Various
200
This battle resulted in France entering the war on the side of the colonies (also known as the turning point of the war)
What is Battle of Saratoga
200
This Act taxed all legal documents, paper goods, and playing cards
What is the Stamp Act
200
The Second Continental Congress wrote this document claiming our freedom from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
200
The Declaration of Independence lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as what kind of rights.
What are unalienable rights
300
Define "consent of the Governed"
permission of the people or etc.
300
Washington and his troops camped here during the harsh winter of 1776
What is Valley Forge
300
This law did not allow colonists to expand into western lands
What is the proclamation of 1763
300
This event is known as an act of Civil Disobedience
What is the Boston Tea Party
300
What were the list of complaints against the King in the Declaration of Independence called?
What are Grievances
400
This book inspired many average Americans to support independence
What is common sense
400
General Cornwallis was forced to surrender at this last Major Battle
What is Battle of Yorktown
400
These laws were established to punish Boston following the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)
400
An event in 1770 in which fighting broke out between American civilians and British soldiers, resulting in 5 deaths.
What is the Boston Massacre
400
Thomas Jefferson used this philosophers ideas on natural rights when writing the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke
500
This group of Revolutionary leaders were the civilians who led the United States through most of the Revolution
What is the second Continental Congress
500
What was the name of John Paul Jones' original ship
The Bonhomme Richard
500
This British "hands off" Policy allowed Americans to develop their own governments and identity prior to the French and Indian War
What is Salutary Neglect
500
As a result of taxes imposed on American colonists by the British, many Americans refused to buy British goods, also known as a __________?
What is boycott
500
What was the land that sparked the French and Indian War