Causes of the Revolutionary War

People

100

I was a general in the French and Indian War. I will become the leader of the Continental Army.

George Washington

200

I am a violent and aggressive patriot who protests British rule through daring and bold acts. I belong to this group.

Sons of Liberty

300

I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming?

Paul Revere

400

I died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American hero of the war?

Crispus Attucks

500

I am the main author and thinker behind the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

Acts

100

This act placed a tax on tea.

The Tea Act.

200

This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea.

The Townshend Act

300

This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

The Quartering Act

400

This act came as punishment for the Boston Tea Party and led to the First Continental Congress.

Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)

500

This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.

The Stamp Act

Battles/Events

100

The first British victory in the Revolutionary War was....

Battle of Lexington

200

This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.

The French and Indian War

300

This was the first colonial or American victory in the Revolutionary War.

Battle of Concord

400

During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.

Boston Tea Party

500

During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards. Five colonists were killed and many others were wounded in this event.

Boston Massacre

Misc.

100

This was issued by King George after the French & Indian War. It set aside all land in the Ohio River Valley for Native Americans.

Proclamation of 1763

200

The French and British fought over the _____________in the French and Indian War?

Ohio River Valley.

300

To remove an act or to take it away

Repeal

400

What was the main reason why colonists needed to pay taxes after the French and Indian War?

Britain wanted them to help pay off the war debt.

500

What did "No Taxation Without Representation" mean?

Colonists can't be taxed because they did not have any representation in Parliament.

Misc. 2

100

What was Parliament?

The law-making body of the British government.

200

What were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War called? 

Lexington & Concord

300

How was propaganda used on both sides of the Boston Massacre event?

Both sides tried to spin the situations so that people would agree with their perspective.

400

I supported King George III and the British crown despite living in the 13 colonies

Loyalist

500

I want to see the 13 Colonies break away from Great Britain. King George III is a tyrant, and we deserve our freedom.

Patriot