People
Who was the leader of colonial forces during the Revolution and later the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Guerrilla warfare
What was the ACTUAL name of the Battle of Bunker Hill, and what was its outcome?
Breed's Hill; British military victory but colonial moral victory
What event saw 5 Americans killed, 6 injured and was made out by colonial media to be a bloodbath?
Boston Massacre
What is the definition of a Loyalist?
Pro-British colonist, anti-Revolution, many left the colonies after the war ended, fought alongside the British, etc.
Who sewed the first American flag, at the request of George Washington and co.?
Betsy Ross
Which Enlightenment thinker promoted the idea of separation of powers?
Baron de Montesquieu
What was the name of the treaty that formally ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
What event saw the Sons of Liberty board a British ship and toss 340 chests of tea overboard in response to the Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party
"What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?"
A person.
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
The ___________________ was an 11-month stalemate between British and colonial forces during which British soldiers were trapped in _________ but colonists were unable to take _________.
Siege of Boston
What two European nations joined the war effort on the side of the colonies?
France and Spain
British, wrote Common Sense arguing in favor of American independence.
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was the author of one of the most influential writings in American history. What was it called?
Common Sense
The Battle of _______________, in upstate New York, was the turning point of the war. HINT: American victory
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breed's Hill, and was a military _________ but a moral _________ for colonial forces.
Loss; victory
How many presidents have we had in the history of the United States?
45
Guerilla warfare expert who fought in the South and earned the nickname of the "Swamp Fox".
Francis Marion
Which founding father is famous for coining the phrase, "No taxation without representation"?
Samuel Adams
What was the final major battle of the Revolutionary War? HINT: It was an American victory!
Battle of Yorktown
The ________________ was the first uprising of a colonial town in Massachusetts. British officials were forced to "walk the gauntlet" in the streets, surrounded and heckled on either side by minutemen.
Worcester Rebellion
What are the names of the teachers in the History department?
Kirwin, Leavitt, Delgaudio, O'Brien, Laferriere, Stevens, McCudden, Loiacono