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100
I founded Rhode Island
Roger Williams
100
This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
100
What year did the War for Independence begin?
1775
100
The French and Indian war ended with this.
Peace of Paris Treaty
100
Who opened a school that attracted experts in cartography?
Prince Henry
200
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
200
In order to block commerce, the British set up a blockade where?
Boston Harbor
200
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
200
I founded Quebec.
Champlain
200
The British soldiers were called ________ by the colonists.
Lobsterbacks, Regulars, Redcoats or Bloodybacks
300
I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming. I was thought to have said, "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
300
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
300
What cities had the Americans stockpiled their arms?
Lexington and Concord
300
Colonists fought in the Revolutionary War to________
gain their independence or freedom from Britain.
300
Who built Plymouth Colony in 1621?
The Pilgrims
400
I went with Paul Revere to Lexington and Concord to warn them that the British were coming.
William Dawes
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
During the Revolutionary War, the American colonists were called __________ .
Rebels, Patriots, or Sons of Liberty
500
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
Patrick Henry
500
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
500
What was the code worked out with lanterns in the Old North Church to tell how the British would be heading to collect the ammunition and leaders of the rebellion starting in the colonies?
One if by land, two if by sea
500
I helped the people of Jamestown to survive the "Starving Time."
John Smith
500
What did England sell to the colonists before the war?
fine tools, tea, clothing