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This act by put forth by the British forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain.
What was the Townshend Acts
100
In the battle of Saratoga, this man led the British soldiers.
Who was Burgoynes?
100

First land grant university; meant to educate all white men regardless of whether they were poor or wealthy

What is the University of Georgia


100
These are small groups of men who were trained to go into battle.
What were: militias
100

Method used to distribute land by giving up to 1,000 acres of land to white   men (considered the head of the family)

What was the Headright System

200
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
200
This nickname describes the British soldiers based on appearance.
What were Lobsterbacks or Redcoats
200
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place here
What is Breed's Hill
200
These colonists stayed true to their King.
What were the Loyalists.
200
This flamboyant man was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Hancock.
300
Britain punished Boston because of this incident.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
300
This man thought George Washington should lead the new American Army
Who was John Adams.
300
This ocean was sailed by those traveling back and forth between Great Britain and the Colonies.
What is The Atlantic Ocean.
300

Machine, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, that separated seeds from cotton

What is the cotton gin

300
The individuals who wrote the Declaration of Independence were called this:
What is The Framers.
400
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
400

Cherokee Indian who created  the written Cherokee language (syllabary)

Who was Sequoyah

400
This large, colonial city was overtaken by the British for a time, and all travel to and from was prohibited.
What was Boston, Massachusetts.
400
The name of the governing body of Great Britain.
What is Parliament.
400
This famous battle happened in late September and early October.
What was the Battle of Saratoga.
500
Colonists forced to house British soldiers... Massachusetts being taken over by Thomas Gage of Britain, the closing of Boston's port... All were referred to as this.
What is the Intolerable Acts.
500
This African-American marched through town with his drum to signal that the war was about to start.
Who was Prince Estabrook.
500
These are the names of the original 13 colonies:
What are Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Mass.), Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware.
500
This group organized by John Adams led protests against the new taxes.
What is the Sons of Liberty.
500
In 1774, representatives from every colony except Georgia met at this gathering in Philadelphia.
What is the First Continental Congress.