The War
General Knowledge
Taxes
Trouble in Boston
American Losses During the War
100
Who wrote The American Crisis?
Thomas Paine
100
What is another name for the French and Indian War?
The Seven Years War
100
What is another name for the American Revenue Act?
Sugar Act
100
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?
5
100
What famous American capital was taken over by the British?
Philadelphia
200
What is the name of the famous battle won by George Washington when he crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessian troops?
Battle of Trenton
200
What was the French and Indian War fought over?
For control of North America
200
What act placed a tax on newspapers, marriage licenses, and playing cards?
Stamp Act
200
What act allowed British soldiers to stay in civilian homes?
Quartering Act
200
How many patriots were killed at Lexington?
8
300
What American battle victory showed the French that the Patriots could win the war?
Battle of Saratoga
300
Who is the principle writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
300
What slogan was developed by the colonist in protest against the taxes?
"No taxation without representation"
300
What two Patriots were the British looking to arrest at Concord?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
300
Where did the patriots suffer their worst defeat of the entire war?
Charleston
400
What is the name of the king of England who lost the American colonies?
King George III
400
Fill in the blank. "We hold these truths to be ________________ that all men are created equal."
self-evident
400
What act placed a tax on imported goods that the colonist could not produce on their own?
Townshend Act
400
What two things were the colonist protesting when they held the Boston Tea Party?
The tax on tea & The monopoly held by the East India Tea Company.
400
How many patriots died at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
400
500
What battle in Boston cost the lives of 1,000 British soldiers but resulted in a strategic loss to the Patriots?
Battle of Bunker Hill
500
What phrase is typically written under this image?
Don't tread on me
500
What was one PEACEFUL way the colonist protested the taxes placed on them?
Boycott
500
What act did the English pass to punish the colonist for the Boston Tea Party
Coercive Act or Intolerable Act
500
What is the name of the battle in South Carolina that resulted in a major victory for General Cornwallis over Horatio Gates?
Battle of Camden