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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
100
The first British victory in the Revolutionary War was....
Battle of Lexington
100

This was the policy that did not allow colonists to go west of the Appalachian Mountains

Proclamation of 1763

100

When the  Daughters of Liberty refused to buy goods from England as a punishment or protest to the taxes passed by Parliament they were: 

Boycotting

200

Paul Revere creates an engraving of the Boston Massacre which was used as anti-British ..

propaganda 

200

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

The Townshend Act

200
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
200

the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom

British Parliament

200

What are the four parts to the Declaration of Independence?

Preamble, Natural Rights, Grievances, Resolution of Independence

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I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming?
Paul Revere
300

This act forced the people to house the soldiers in their homes and inns

The Quartering Act

300
This was the first colonial or American victory in the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Concord
300
Colonists fought in the Revolutionary War to________
gain their independence or freedom from Britain.
300

The British policy of avoiding strict enforcement on the colonies for over a hundred years was called?

Salutary Neglect

400
I died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American hero of the war?
Crispus Attucks
400
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
400
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
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.
400

According to the Declaration of Independence what is the role of government?

To protect natural rights

500

The second Continental Congress selected this person to lead the army

George Washington

500
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
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
500

First Continental Congress decided to 

to impose their own ban on trade with Great Britain

500

The Declaration of Independence is also known as 

"The Break-up Letter"