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In what city did the Revolutionary War start? It was called, "The Shot Heard "Round the World."
Lexington, Mass
100
Ruler of Great Britain from 1760-1820, during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
100
Colonists dressed as Indians and dumped the British Tea into the Harbor
Boston Tea Party
100
The British Tax on all paper goods.
Stamp Act
100
Who was the General who became a traitor and joined the English side?
Benedict Arnold
200
In What Virginia city did General Cornwallis surrender to George Washington?
Yorktown
200
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Where did the shot hear around the world take place?
Lexington, Mass
200
What does it mean to "boycott" British goods?
To not buy them
200
What do you call the money the government collects to provide for services?
taxes
300
In what city did Samuel Adams lead the Sons of Liberty to dump British tea into the harbor?
Boston
300
Who was the commander of the colonial army and the first President of the United States?
George Washington
300
What battle in New York was the turning point in the war and encouraged Lafayette to join the fight.
Battle of Saratoga
300
What did the Sugar Act tax?
Sugar
300
What do you call a soldier who could be ready to fight in a short amount of time?
Minuteman
400
Soldiers fired guns into a crowd of colonists who were throwing snowballs. Five men were killed, including a black man, Crispus Attucks?
Boston Massacre
400
Served as a messenger in the war to warn the colonists that the British soldiers were coming by sea.
Paul Revere
400
King George taxed the colonists to help pay for the money he spent on which war?
The French and Indian War
400
How did the British punish the colonists for dumping the tea during the Boston Tea Party?
British ships blockaded Boston harbor and wouldn't let goods in or out.
400
What was the code used to let Paul Revere know the way the British were coming?
One if by land, two if by sea.
500
In what city did the First Continental Congress meet? It was also the city where the Declaration of Independence was written.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
500
Who sewed the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
500
What happened on July 4th, 1776?
Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.
500
Why was the Quartering Act unfair?
Colonists had to allow British soldiers to stay in their houses, eat their food and sleep in their beds.
500
What was Guerilla warfare......the way the colonists fought the British?
Hide in the woods, sneak around and attack by surprise.