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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
King George III closed off this water way as a means of punishment to the colonists.
What is Boston Harbor
100

These are small groups of men who were trained to go into battle.

What were: militias or soldiers

100

Why did the King tax the settlers in the first place?

To pay for the French Indian War.

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

What were the British and French fighting over in the French and Indian War?

Native American land

200

The name of the king that taxed settlers

King George III

200

How many pounds of tea were dumped into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party?

90,000

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

What was the famous war fought in Boston called?

What is the Boston Massacre

300

All of the events of the American Revolution eventually led to...

The Revolutionary War

400
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
400
This man actually wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson.
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

What year did the Stamp Act take place?

1765

400

What side the Native Americans join during the French and Indian War?

French

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

Which event happened first, French and Indian War, Quartering Act, or the Townshend Acts?

French and Indian War

500

What was the name of the group that decided to get back at England and began the Boston Tea Party?

Sons of Liberty