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This Act taxed sugar, coffee and wine, and was boycotted by the Sons of Liberty
What is the Sugar Act? Follow up question worth 100: What became the battle cry after this first Act where Parliament passed the law and the colonies had no representation?
100
This leader spent much of the war in France helping with negotiations.
Who is Benjamin Franklin? Follow up question for 100: Who helped organize the Committees of Correspondence and Sons of Liberty?
100
She dressed up as a man to fight and was only discovered after she was injured.
Who is Deborah Sampson? Follow up question worth 100: Who were the other two women who were famous soldiers?
100
The "shot heard 'round the world" happened at this battle
What is Battle of Concord? Follow up worth 100: What was the other battle that occurred in the same area?
100
These social groups were impacted by the war
Who are the Loyalists, the Black Soldiers, the American Indians and the women? Follow up question worth 100 each: How were each group impacted?
200
The Sons of Liberty use propaganda to make this action seem worse than it was.
What is the Boston Massacre? Follow up question worth 200: How many American rioters were killed?
200
This man in the "Father of the American Revolution"
Who is Samuel Adams? Follow up question worth 200: Who nominated George Washington as commander of the American army?
200
He commanded the troops in the southern theater and was successful.
Who is Nathanael Greene? Follow up worth 200: Who did Greene take over for and why?
200
This battle convinced the French to join the Colonists
What is Saratoga? Follow up question worth 200: Who was the British commander at Saratoga?
200
He said "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes"
Who is Israel Putnam? Follow up question worth 200: What battle did he say this at?
300
This cause happened because the British government granted a monopoly over the sale of tea.
What is the Boston Tea Party? Follow up question worth 300: What did the Sons of Liberty do to boycott this?
300
He wrote Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine? Follow up question worth 300: Who was the president of both the First and Second Continental Congresses?
300
He helped the war effort by controlling the frontier
Who is George Rogers Clark? Follow up worth 300: What was the final battle of the frontier?
300
In may of 1775, they captured 50 cannons at Ticonderoga on
Who is The Green Mountain Boys? Follow up worth 300: Who led them?
300
He said " Give me liberty or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry? Follow up question worth 300: What is pluralism?
400
After the colonists began to boycott this Act, British warships arrived carrying two regiments of troops to maintain order.
What is the Townshend Act? Follow up question worth 400: What did this Act tax?
400
He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson? Follow up question worth 400: Who did the copper engraving of the Boston Massacre?
400
He was the best cavalry leader in the war
Who is Henry Lee? Follow up question worth 400: Who became the personal aide to Washington and fought with Lafayette at Yorktown?
400
At this battle George Washington captured 1000 Hessians.
What is Battle of Trenton? Follow up question worth 500: Who were the Hessians and what are mercenaries?
400
Before the war, these three parts made up the government.
What is the governor, the council members and the assembly? Follow up worth 400: Who assigned each group to the government?
500
This Act required colonists to house and feed soldiers stationed in their communities
What is the Quartering Act? Follow up question worth 500: What three actions did the Intolerable Acts do that enraged the colonists?
500
He wrote "The Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" where he attacked British taxation without representation.
Who is John Dickinson? Follow up question worth 500: When was the Treaty of Paris signed, and when did the last British troops leave the colonies?
500
At the Battle of Green Spring, he ended up facing the entire British Army under Cornwallis.
Who is "Mad" Anthony Wayne? Follow up question worth 500: How did he get his nickname?
500
Before this battle, the British wet to this location to be loaded onto ships and sail to New York
What is Battle of Yorktown? Follow up worth 500: What is the significance of Yorktown?
500
His last words were "I regret I have but one life to give for my country"
Who is Nathan Hale? Follow up question worth 500: What was the problems with forming a new government after the war?