Increased the tax rates levied on raw sugar and molasses imported from foreign countries.
What is Sugar Act?
100
The writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
The River that Washington crossed on Dec. 25th 1776 before the Battle of Trenton.
What is Delaware River?
100
Naval commander in one of the most famous naval battles of the War for Independence and is quoted in saying, "I have not yet begun to fight".
Who is John Paul Jones?
200
In the 1740s, the British and French both became interested in this geographic area. The French wanted to use it to travel south to Louisiana and the British wanted to use it for expansion, trade and resources.
What is Ohio River Valley?
200
The first direct tax on the colonists.
What is the Stamp Act?
200
The most contentious issue in the first draft of the document that eventually was sacrificed by its proponents to save the over agenda of independence.
What is slavery?
200
The name of licenses that were issued by the Continental Congress so private ship owners could attack British ships.
What are letters of marque?
200
The British General who came in and captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
Who is General Cornwallis?
300
Native Americans fought on both sides, but were more likely to fight with this group.
What is French?
300
Declared that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains without the British government's permission.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
300
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are 'unalienable rights"... this quote is an examples of the documents focus on these types of rights.
What are natural rights?
300
The victory that impressed the French so much that they decided to enter the war on the colonist's side.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
An American Traiter.
What is Benedict Arnold?
400
There was also fighting in the Caribbean over sugar colonies which led to this country getting involved.
What is Spain?
400
Legalized by the Revenue Act of 1767 (one of the Townshend Acts), this allowed custom agents general search warrants to enter any location and look for evidence of smuggling.
What are the writs of assistance?
400
The line from the document that states "the king has housed large numbers of troops in out communities" is referring to this act of parliament.
What is the Quartering Act?
400
In addition to the British, the colonists fought this group as well in the "West".
Who are the Iroquois or Cherokee?
400
The British surrender here because they are surrounded.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
500
Proposal by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 to unite the colonies in a federal government that was ultimately rejected.
What is the Albany Plan?
500
These courts were used by the British to avoid many parts of the justice system such as due process and a right to a jury, when persecuting smugglers.
What is vice-admiralty courts?
500
The question of Independence was posed by this individual from Virginia.
Who is Richard Henry Lee?
500
The British General that defeated George Washington at the Battle of Brandywine Creek.
What is William Howe?
500
The turning point in the southern campaign when loyalist farmers turned patriots.