Who is the King of England during the American Revolution?
Who is King George III
100
The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at in Massachusetts.
What is Lexington and Concord
100
In 1770 four workers were shot by British troops stationed in Boston. Patriots label the killings what?
The Boston Massacre
What is The Boston Massacre
100
In July 1776 the Second Continental Congress adopts what?
What is The Declaration of Independence
100
What year did the Boston Tea Party occur?
What is 1773
200
Who was commander in chief of the Continental Army and also the first President of the United States.
What is George Washington
200
On Christmas night George Washington moves his troops across what river to achieve victories in Trenton and Princeton?
What is The Delaware River
200
In 1773 radical Bostonians stormed three ships and tossed 342 chests of tea into the water. Disguised as Native Americans, the offenders could not be identified. This is known as what?
What is Boston Tea Party
200
In 1787 the U.S. Constitution replaces what?
What is The Articles of Confederation
200
What year did Patrick Henry say "Give me liberty, or give me death"
What is 1765
300
Who is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being instrumental in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.
What is James Madison
300
In 1768, British troops occupy this city to enforce the Townshend duties and to clamp down on local radicals.
What is Boston
300
Britain passes this, which is the first direct tax on the American colonists and is hotly resisted.
What is The Stamp Act
300
What document did Thomas Paine write advocating America's independnece
What is Common Sense
300
What year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
What is 1776
400
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense that advocated America’s independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine
400
In 1778, as a result of the patriot victory at Saratoga and American diplomatic efforts, what country allies itself with the new American Government?
What is France
400
What treaty officially ends the Revolutionary War?
What is The Treaty of Paris
400
What tax was made against the Americans and taxed goods such as what?
What is paint, paper, glass, and tea
400
The Boston Massacre happened in what year?
What is 1770
500
Who write the Federalist Papers in an effort to secure support for the Constitution. I was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and am known as the founder of the nation’s financial system.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
500
In 1781 French and American forces defeat and force General Cornwallis and his large British army to surrender to George Washington at the Battle of
What is Yorktown
500
On Christmas night of 1776 George Washington moves his troops across The Delaware River achieve huge victories in where?
What is Trenton and Princeton
500
Alexander Hamilton wrote what document to secure support for the Constitution?
What is the Federalist Papers
500
What year did France become an ally to the American government?