American Actions
British Actions
Battle Comparison
Name this Local History
100
What made the colonists ANGRY about Proclamation Act of 1763? 
What is the could not move WEST
100
True or False...
The British and Spanish expanded their territory after the French and Indian War ended?
What is True... 
100
True or False...
More soldiers died in all of the battles of the war than on the Prison Ships.
What is FALSE (More died on the ships from horrid conditions)
100
What is the famous Brooklyn landmark known for where the most direct fighting between the British Army and the American soldiers. Today a site stands to teach about it.
What is...
200
American Patriots were mostly angered about taxation because they did not have any impact on the laws which were made by this British lawmaking body. This is known as...
What is Parliament (Remember "Taxation without Representation") 
200
What is the name of the Act that the British used to help house and feed their growing "Redcoat" soldier population who were stationed in the colonies?
What is the Quartering Act of 1774. 
200
True of False
Compared to the American forces, the British army had both superior military weapons and superior military leadership.
What is false. Their leadership made poorly planned ideas that didn't allow them to win the war. They also had a disadvantage in distance and communication
200
When the British prepared their attack of NYC in June of 1776, they first stationed their 400 ships where?
What is Staten Island
300
What illness spread quickly in the American Army, especially in Valley Forge. This lead Washington to try inoculation or vaccination to stop it.
What is Smallpox
300
Prior to the French and Indian War, the British used to leave the colonies alone to make their own decisions and did not heavily tax them or enforce their own laws. This policy was known as...
What is Salutary Neglect
300
True or False
In 1777, Valley Forge was the most important battle win for the American Army and it was seen as a turning point in the war.
What is False. Valley Forge is a camp not a battle. It was a period of intense survival for the American Army and a test of Washington's Leadership
300
What was the name of the body of water that held the 16 prison ships used to hold American Prisoners of War called? You can get a bonus 300 if you also include what this area in Brooklyn is called today?
What is Wallabout Bay and today known as Navy Yard
400
This successful method of American protest impacted British Merchants the most. The Daughters of Liberty were famous for it.
What is Boycott
400
One of the strengths of the British was their army size. What is the name of the group the British were able to pay (hired soldiers) of roughly 30,000 men to fight for them.
What is the German HESSIANS 
400
In New York State the six Indian Nations that are also known as the Iroquois Confederacy had to decide which side to join. Which side did the majority of the Indian nations side with?
What is the British 
400
This 1908 monument stands today in Fort Greene to honor those who sacrificed their lives on the Prison Ships. Hint it's 3 words...Monument
What is the Prison Ship Martyr Monument
500
Which is an area of the 13 colonies that was known for having a stronger Loyalist viewpoint among colonists?
What is either the Southern Colonies or NYC
500
At the start of the war in 1775, the British offered Freedom for any enslaved person who wanted to join the fight against the Patriot "rebels." This proclamation was given by this person. Hint his name starts with the word Lord...
What is Lord Dunmore 
500
In the Battle of Brooklyn, this was the name of the pass that allowed the British to sweep in and surround the Americans, because they left it unguarded.
What is the Jamaica Pass
500
This Prospect Park Landmark honors the contributions of this French military figure who was inspired by the Revolution and became a war hero. 
What is the Marque de Lafayette