This Act required colonists to purchase a stamp for all legal documents
What is Stamp Act
100
What the British were looking for at Concord
What is Arms
100
The Second Continental Congress elected this man as the leader of the Continental Army
Who is "the one...the only...George Washington!
100
chosen to write the Declaration of Independence because of his eloquent writing skills and sharp, patriot mind
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
British General Howe captured this American capitol in 1777
What is Philadelphia
200
Sam Adams was one leader of this famous resistance group
What is Sons of Liberty
200
these ready men were alerted to Gage's orders to march on Concord and met him at the village green in Lexington
What is Minutemen
200
this deadliest battle of the war showed British resolve to finish the rebels
What is Bunker Hill
200
the author of the Declaration of Independence borrowed ideas about individual rights from this English philosopher
Who is John Locke
200
this battle changed British fighting strategy and after their defeat they never fought away from the coast again; this battle also encouraged France to openly lend aid
What is Battle of Saratoga
300
These acts imposed a three-penny tax on tea, which prompted the Boston Tea Party
What is Townshend Acts
300
This man organized a network of riders to warn of the impending British march on Concord
Who is Paul Revere
300
an attempt to restore things to how they used to be in the colonies and foster peace between the rebel government and King George III
What is Olive Branch Petition
300
the two extreme sides people fell on during this conflict were called what
What is Loyalists and Patriots
300
Washington's brutal winter camp where more than 2,000 men died amidst cold and starvation
What is Valley Forge
400
The main cause for the Boston Massacre
What is competition for jobs between colonists and British soldiers
400
Where did the "shot heard round the world" occur
What is Lexington
400
written by Thomas Paine and selling some 500,000 copies, this work insisted it was America's destiny to be independant
What is Common Sense
400
this battle saw the largest British expeditionary force in British history; some 32,000 British troops defeated Washington's 23,000 and pushed him across the Delaware
What is Battle of Staten Island
400
how did Congress fund the war and pay its soldiers
What is borrowed from foreign countries and printed paper money
500
The Boston Tea Party was in direct response to this man's attempt at bypassing colonial merchants
What is Lord Frederick North
500
3000-4000 minutemen ambushed the British during this battle, humiliating the British and sending them back to Boston
What is Concord
500
At the Second Continental Congress, John Adams requested that this action be taken
What is Minutemen made into the Continental Army
500
George Washington showed his grit and resolve by crossing the Delaware River in the middle of a snowstorm and surprising drunk Hessians
What is Battle of Trenton
500
Britain's greatest victory of the war was headed by Cornwallis and occurred here