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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

Who introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress in June 1776 calling for complete independence from Great Britain?

Who was Richard Lee

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 patriot groups of men who had little training before going into battle.

What were: militias

100

What was the result of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

The British forced the Americans to retreat, but it was a pyrrhic victory.

200
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
200

Whose murder caused Americans to react with anger against the British, and resulted in many Americans joining Gen. Gate's army?

Jane McCrea

200
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place here
What is Breed's Hill
200

What person would have said this, "God save the king!"?

What were the Loyalists.

200

This 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

Who was president of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was signed?

John Hancock

300

Why was the Battle of Trenton an important turning point in the war?

Washington needed a victory to re-energize the Patriot cause

300

What are three “unalienable rights” mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness 

300

The individuals who signed the Declaration of Independence were called this:

What is Founding Fathers.

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
The name of the governing body of Great Britain.
What is Parliament.
400

What battle represented the major turning point of the Revolutionary War for the Americans because it led to an alliance with France?

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

In addition to capturing the American weapons at Concord, what two people were the British trying to arrest?

Who are John Hancock and Samuel Adams?

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

Who was responsible for training Washington's army at Valley Forge in the Spring of 1778 in the use of the bayonet charge and other necessary combat methods?

Baron von Steuben