Intolerable Acts
A Tax on all paper goods, stamps, and even playing cards!
The Stamp Act
What river did George Washington famously cross?
The Delaware River
What year did the articles of confederation get tossed aside?
1787
Which state originally included the territory that would become Maine?
Massachusetts
Who was the general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
General George Washington
How the Colonists responded to the continued tax on tea!
The Boston Tea Party
Why did the colonies fight the Revolutionary War?
To gain independence from Great Britain
True/ False: The Federal government under the A.O.C was allowed to enter any colony to catch criminals.
True
The only colonial states to have a North and South
North Carolina
South Carolina
How many brains does an octopus have?
9 brains. 1 central brain and 1 in each of its 8 limbs!
An event characterized as British Troops firing on a crowd of protesters of new taxes!
The Boston (bloody) Massacre
Where was the final battle of the Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
True/ False: The federal government under the A.O.C had the ability to regulate trade between the colonies.
Southernmost colony named after King George
Georgia
Why does the US flag have 13 stripes?
For the 13 original colonies
The only item whose tax the British never took away before the Revolutionary War?
The tea tax
Where was the first conflict of the Revolutionary War?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Under the A.O.C who was in charge of sending money to fund the federal government?
Each state
State that contains Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
How many times have the Boston Celtics won the NBA finals?
18 times
How did Great Britain punish Boston after the tea party?
Closed Boston harbor until they paid for all the tea.
Appointed new British Governors to rule Massachusetts
Forced colonists to quarter British troops in their houses
What document officially made the war about Independence?
The Declaration of Independence
Who's rebellion made it clear to the colonists that it was time for a new Constitution?
Shays Rebellion
Name all the colonies that start with "New"
New Hampshire
New York
New Jersey
Name 1 Native American tribe
Cherokee