Colonists had inherited the rights of "freeborn Englishmen" from?
What is the Magna Carta?
100
Who was Great Britain's king during the American Revolution?
KING GEORGE III
100
He was the commander in chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
100
The treaty that ended the war?
What is the Treaty of Paris?
200
Where did people dress up at native American Indians and throw chests of tea into the water?
What is the BOSTON HARBOR?
200
The colonists believed that ________ without __________ was tyranny.
What is TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION?
200
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who it Thomas Jefferson?
200
The British General who was defeated at Saratoga because he held the erroneous belief that the colonists were ignorant farmers.
Who is General John Burgoyne?
200
A group of people in Boston taunted British soldiers and threw snowballs. The soldiers responded by firing their rifles and killing several protesters.
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
Where Washington retreated during the first winter of the war?
What is VALLEY FORGE?
300
The new British tax that ordered all documents to be printed or written on paper with an official stamp or seal on it.
What is the STAMP ACT?
300
African American who was the first person killed at the Boston massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
300
The French General who helped train soldiers of the Continental Army.
Who is General Marquis de Lafayette?
300
The first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought here.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
400
After the French and Indian War, the British had a claim to all lands east of this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
400
In December 1773, a group of colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
400
Her writing reveals a commitment to voting rights for women and African Americans, and fierce support for American independence.
Who is ABIGAIL ADAMS?
400
Spanish General who commanded Spanish troops against the British in Louisiana.
Who is General Bernando de Galvez?
400
The British surrendered after this battle, and the French declared their support for the American colonists.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
500
Where Washington defeated the British bringing the war to an end?
What is Yorktown?
500
This document, issued on July 4, 1776, explained the reasons why the colonists sought independence from Great Britain.
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
500
He said "Give me liberty, or give me death."
Who is Patrick Henry?
500
British General who was defeated in the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is British General Charles Cornwallis?
500
This American victory was the last major battle and it persuaded the British to end the war.