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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

Writer of the Declaration of Independence 

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

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 at a minutes notice.

What were minutemen

100
Paying for the cost of this event was the first reason the British needed tax money from the Colonists.
What was 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

The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place here

What is Breed's Hill (Boston Harbor)

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

Event in 1770 where British soldiers killed 5 colonists

What was the Boston Massacre

300

This man was the commander of the Continental Army

Who was George Washington

300
This ocean was sailed by those traveling back and forth between Great Britain and the Colonies.
What is The Atlantic Ocean.
300

This famous battle was lost by the Patriots, First Battle of the War

What is the battle of Lexington and Concord

300

What battle was the final battle of the War?

What is The Battle of Yorktown.

400
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
400

This man wrote the Constitution

Who was James Madison

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, the turning point in the war.

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. (Coercive Acts)

500

This man was an important French military leader who helped lead the American army

Who was Lafayette.

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. (Did the Boston Tea Party)

Who are 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.