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laws passed by the British Parliament in the 1760s and 1770s that required American colonists to house and supply British soldiers
Quartering Act
Founding Father, primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and 3rd President of the US
Thomas Jefferson
absolutism
centralized power in the hands of a single ruler
Kentucky?
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
What is the most populous city in the world?
Tokyo
volunteer members of colonial militias during the American Revolution, trained to be ready for military action at a moment's notice
Minutemen
Who is the author of Pilgrim's Progress? First and last name required
John Bunyan
a series of legislative bodies that served as the provisional government for the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States from 1774 to 1789, governing before, during, and after the American Revolution
Continental Congress
Who are you?
God's beloved child
fortress captured by American forces from the British in the first offensive victory of the Revolutionary War
Fort Ticonderoga
the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War, near Boston.
Despite being a British victory where the colonial militia was forced to retreat, the battle was a crucial morale booster for the colonists, who demonstrated their ability to stand against the professional British military
Bunker Hill
law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes
common law
What is the capital of Michigan?
Lansing
people who separated themselves completely from any organized church
separatist
the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America's Thirteen Colonies
Lexington and Concord
Founding Father and second President of the United States
John Adams
What is the most populous city in Texas?
Houston
What is today's date?
10/1/2025
What is the capital of Washington?
English-born American Founding Father, political philosopher, and statesman who argued for American Independence in a pamphlet called Common Sense
Thomas Paine
Protest in which colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped 342 chests of tea from the British East India Company into Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
5 + x = 10
x=?
5
English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England of its perceived Catholic elements
Puritans
known for their belief in an "inner light" or direct spiritual guidance from God, which leads to a rejection of outward rituals and an emphasis on pacifism, equality, integrity, and simplicity