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This law passed by Parliament in 1763 prohibited colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

100

Name one of the battles we covered

Saratoga, Trenton, New York, Philadelphia, Bunker Hill, Lexington & Concord, Fort Ticonderoga

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

100

Paying for the cost of this war 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

Despite the Americans ultimately losing this battle, it still took the British 3 assaults and 1000 casualties to take the land. Famous quote given to colonists "Don't fire until you see the white of their eyes"

What is Battle of Bunker Hill

200
These colonists stayed true to their King.
What were the Loyalists.
200

Enlightenment thinker who wrote "Common Sense" and "The American Crisis"

Who was Thomas Paine.

300

Act forcing US Colonists to house British soldiers and give them supplies.

What is the Quartering Act.

300
This man thought George Washington should lead the new American Army
Who was John Adams.
300

City where continental congress met.

What is Philadelphia.

300

Declaration of Independence states all people are born with unalienable rights: "Life, liberty, and ..."

What is "The Pursuit of Happiness"

300

Leader of Britain

King George III

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. Center of Revolutionary activity.

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. Convinced the French that the US colonists were able to win 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.
500

This petition was sent to Great Britain in an attempt to restore the relationship between the colonists and Britain to its "Former Harmony"

The Olive Branch Petition

500

Name 5 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 resistance 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.