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Most of the Acts passed by the British Parliament were in effort to collect these from the colonists
What is taxes
100
King George III enacted this legislation that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763
100
First battles of the War were fought in these two towns; the "shot heard round the world" rang out in the first town
What is Lexington and Concord? Remember these skirmishes happened before the Declaration of Independence was written, signed, and sent to King George III.
100
Famous horseback rider who spread word throughout Boston that the British were coming
Who is Paul Revere? Remember there were several dozen messengers.
100
Meaning of two lanterns hanging in the Old North Church steeple.
What is the British are coming by sea
200
The reason the British needed to collect taxes is because they had great debt from this
What is fighting wars
200
The colonists resisted paying taxes and their famous rallying cry became, "No taxation without ______."
What is representation? The colonists wanted to be represented or have a say in the government's rules and laws.
200
In this battle the Americans did not fire until they were close to the British because they did not have much ammunition; it was a British victory but they suffered many casulties
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
200
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
The town where Penelope Barker and 51 other women held their own tea party in North Carolina to protest British taxation acts.
What is Edenton
300
These were laws passed by the British to punish the colonists; one of these closed the Boston Harbor
What is the Intolerable Acts
300
Name of the event involving a group of angry colonists throwing snowballs and sticks at British troops causing the British troops to fire into the crowd and kill three people.
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
Before this battle, the British troops camped at Gilbert Town (present day Rutherfordton)
What is the Battle of Kings Mountain
300
Famous British general who claimed that nobody (not even God) could remove him from Kings Mountain
Who is Patrick Ferguson
300
The document that North Carolinians wrote declaring independence from Great Britain over a year before the Declaration of Independence was written.
What is The Mecklenburg Resolves
400
This Act required colonists to provide clothing, food, and shelter to the British troops stationed in their towns.
What is the Quartering Act
400
When a group of 200 men, many dressed like Native Americans, threw precious cargo into the Boston Harbor, it became known as this.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
Because of Daniel Morgan's brilliant military strategy, the Americans won this battle in South Carolina
What is the Battle of Cowpens
400
Famous American general who led the American troops to victory in the Revolutionary War and later was elected the first President of the United States of America.
Who is George Washington
400
Date the Declaration of Independence was printed and was ready to be signed.
What is July 4, 1776
500
This act required that all documents on board a ship have seals or these (name of the act)
What is the Stamp Act
500
The British response to the Boston Tea Party
What is closing the Boston Harbor
500
The Battle that marked the end of the war when the British surrendered
What is the Battle of Yorktown
500
Famous British general in charge of British military throughout the Revolutionary War
Who is Charles Cornwallis
500
Three right the Declaration claims government should uphold for all men (the inalienable rights of all people)
What is the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness