Declaration of Independence
Rising Tensions
On The Battlefront
Terms
Important Figures
100

This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

100

At this event, sons of liberty dumped British tea into the Boston harbor. This event polarized opinions. 

What is The Boston Tea Party?

100
Here is where the shots were first fired, the shots heard round the world.

What is Lexington?

100
This is what men who were ready to fight at a minute's notice were called. 

What are minutemen?

100

This man was the leader of the American forces.

Who is George Washington?

200

These are the three unalienable rights

what are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

200

This War put England in debt, which is largely why they began to levy taxes in the colonies. 

What is the French and Indian War?

200

This battle was a turning point in the war. This battle encouraged the French to form a military alliance with the Americans.

What is Saratoga?

200

This is a word that means unable to take away or separate. 

unalienable

200

Author of Common Sense

Who is Thomas Paine?

300

All men are equal insofar as they have this in common.

What are the three unalienable rights?

300

This was one of the single most successful pieces of propaganda in American history. 

What is Common Sense?

300

The English three pronged plan meant for its forces to converge at this city.

What is Albany?

300

This is the term for when people decide to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or refusing to buy from a certain establishment.

What is a boycott?

300

The young French idealist, who volunteered to fight for the Americans. He became something like an adopted son to Washington.

Who is Lafayette?

400

In this kind of society, men are born into positions of power.

What is a monarchy or Divine Right of Kings?

400

This act shifted what could have remained a financial dispute into a constitutional or ideological dispute. 

What is the Declaratory Act?

400

The Americans had these three advantages over the British. 

What are defensive war, George Washington, and high morale?

400
This is the word for when prices go up, but the general value of money goes down. 

What is inflation?

400

This Enlgishman, who became quite notorious among the patriots, issued the Stamp Act.

Who is Grenville?
500

This kind of society allows people, either through their natural talents or hard work, to earn a position of power or wealth.

What is a meritocracy?

500

The colonists cried: "No Taxation without Representation!" The British, in response, said the colonies had this kind of representation, in which the colonies were spoken for from afar.

What is virtual representation?

500

These two victories were very important for boosting morale of the American troops.

What are Trenton and Princeton?

500

This word means supreme power or authority. This is what England claimed it had over the colonies in its Declaratory Act.

What is sovereignty?

500

The Prussian that helped train the American Troops, helping Washington to convert a rag tag militia into an official army.

Who is Van Steuben?