Revolutionary War

Acts

100

What was the tax on paper goods?

Stamp Act

200

What was the act that required colonists to house British soldiers?

Quartering Act

300

This act (which was a tax on the favorite drink of the British) led to the Boston Tea Party

The Tea Act

400

This was a tax passed by the British in 1764 to pay for the French and Indian War

The Sugar Act

500

These acts (which came in a set of 3) were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

Events

100

The conflict or war over land where the British defeated France

French and Indian War

200

Spilling tea into the Harbor

Boston Tea Party

300

The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in the death of 5 colonists

The Boston Massacre

400

The ________________ of ________ was issued by King George III and it prevented the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Proclamation of 1763

500

King George III ripped this up, and refused to even read it. Instead he declared the colonists rebels officially ending attempts of peacefully negotiations 

Olive Branch Petition

People

100

The leader of England

King George III

200

If you were fighting for independence from England you were considered a 

Patriot

300

Colonists who remained loyal to King George and the British Government

Loyalists

400

1st leader of the Continental army

George Washington

500

This man had a famous midnight ride from Boston to Lexington to let the colonists know "The British Are Coming". He also drew the famous picture of the Boston Massacre 

Paul Revere

Battles

100

The 1st battle of the Revolutionary War. 

"The Shot Heard Around The World" 

Lexington and Concord

200

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys snuck up on the British in the middle of the night to capture this famous New York fort

Fort Ticonderoga

300

The British took control of this major city forcing colonists to retreat. The Colonists fought hard to regain the city

Boston

400

At this battle, the Colonists defeated the British two times but ran out of ammo and could not defeat them when they attacked a third time

Bunker Hill

500

The colonists thought they were defending Bunker Hill but read the map wrong and the Battle of Bunker Hill actually happened on this hill instead

Breeds Hill

Random

100

Group of rebels that went against the British government

Sons of Liberty

200

The majority of Native Americans died as a result of this when Europeans began settling in the New World

Disease

300

"Join or Die" was the quote used by this man when he wrote the Albany Plan of Union

Benjamin Franklin

400

This name was a great lawyer who defended those stupid Redcoats after the Boston Massacre

John Adams

500

Why did the British start taxing the colonist?

Pay back debt from the French and Indian War