American POV
British POV
Battle Comparison
Local History
Road to Revolution
100
This breakup letter to King George declared u.s. our own nation.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
The well trained, professional soldiers who fought for the British and wore the color red.
Who are the Redcoats?
100
True or False...
Although poorly trained, the Amercian had more total soldiers (including militia members) than the British.
What is FALSE
100
This army won the battle of Brooklyn
Who are the British? (also will accept other words for British)
100
British Parliament put these on the colonists in order to recoup the financial losses of the French and Indian War.
What are taxes?
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
This Act, passed by Parliament, said that Americans could not move West of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation (Line) of 1763?
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
Using a similar strategy as the battle of bunker hill, Washington decided to position his men at this type of geographic location to negate the weaknesses of having less soldiers
What is on high ground?
200
This group of radical Patriots were behind the Boston Tea Party and other protests in Boston.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
300
Thousands of soldiers died here in an extremely cold winter outside Philadelphia
Where is Valley Forge?
300
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. 
300
The hero of the battle of Saratoga who betrayed America after not receiving the appreciation from the Continental Congress that he believed he deserved.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
300
This group of soldiers sacrificed their life so that Washington and his men could retreat from Prospect Park.
Who are the Maryland 400?
300
As a result of Pontiac's Rebellion, this law was passed, preventing colonists from moving West of the Appalachian mountains`
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
400
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson asserted that Americans basic rights are _________, meaning they are given to them not by King George, Governments, aliens, or anyone else, but at birth.
What is Unalienable? (or inalienable)
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 American Indian nations side with?
What is the British 
400
Most American soldiers died not in battle, but on these in the New York Harbor
What are prison ships?
400
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
500
This Prospect Park Landmark honors the contributions of this French military figure who was inspired by the Revolution and brought guns/ships after Saratoga. 
Who is Marque de Lafayette
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...
Who is Lord Dunmore 
500
This enslaved man was likely the first person shot in the first battle of the Revolution.
Who is Prince Estabrook?
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 man argued it was "common sense" that the 13 colonies should run independently and later wrote inspirational poems for soldiers called "The American Crisis"
Who is Thomas Paine?