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The colonist general who later became the first President of the United States of America:
Who is George Washington
100
The location of the first official armed conflicts between the British and the colonists:
What are Concord and Lexington
100
A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party to punish the people of Massachusetts:
The Intolerable Acts
100
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine drove many reluctant colonists towards independence:
What is Common Sense
100
The use of this machine allowed for the widespread printing of newspapers and pamphlets in favor of, or against, the American Revolution:
What is the printing press
200
A Founding Father and discoverer of electricity:
Who is Benjamin Franklin
200
Where the treaty that ended the American Revolution was signed (HINT: Treaty of ___):
What is Paris
200
Technically a British victory, this battle saw the colonists retreat after running out of ammunition, but overall having less casualties:
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
200
What this painting depicts:
What is Washington Crossing the Delaware
200
A famous quote that insisted that colonists could not be taxed without getting to vote people into Parliament:
What is "No taxation without representation"
300
A Founding Father and the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence:
Who is Thomas Jefferson
300
George Washington's home:
What is Mount Vernon
300
This war brought Britain great debt, which caused them to tax the American colonists more to make up for it:
What is the Seven Years (French and Indian) War
300
A less famous pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that inspired the troops of the Continental Army during a period of low hopes and high rates of people leaving the fight:
What is The American Crisis
300
The length of times that the Continental Army was camped out at Valley Forge:
What is six months
400
The King of England during the American Revolution:
Who is King George III
400
The location where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were debated and signed:
What is Independence Hall
400
The last major battle of the American Revolution, a decisive win for the Americans:
What is the Siege of Yorktown
400
This song was first used by the British to mock the colonists, but later became and emblem of the American Revolution when the colonists re-wrote it:
What is "Yankee Doodle"
400
What disease did General Washington inoculate his troops for, seeing a death rate decrease from 17% to 1%:
What is smallpox
500
The French military officer who commanded troops in the siege of Yorktown:
Who is Marquis de Lafayette
500
The location that Samuel Adams gave an emotional speech the morning after the Boston Massacre:
What is Faneuil Hall
500
The turning point battle of the American Revolution:
What is the Battle of Saratoga
500
The engraver of the infamous "The Boston Massacre" print:
Who is Paul Revere
500
The original name given to the Boston Tea Party:
What is "The Destruction of the Tea"