What battle was the turning point for the American Revolutionary War?
100
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the famous scientist and author who spent most of his time in France trying to persuade the French to aid the American colonies?
100
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
100
The Stamp Act of 1765
What was the first British tax on American colonists that required stamps on written documents such as contracts, newspapers, and pamphlets?
100
The British, French, and Native Americans
Which group of people fought in the French and Indian War?
200
Lexington and Concord
What battle was fought in towns outside of Boston?
200
George Washington
Who was busy leading the army during the American Revolutionary War?
200
The American colonists protested the tax
Why did the British government abolish the Stamp Act after only one year?
200
The Seven Years War
What is another name for the French and Indian War?
300
Cowpens
What is battle that was fought in South Carolina where the British defeated and headed north?
300
General Daniel Morgan
Who was the American leader that used tactics to defeat the British at their own game at Cowpens?
300
Reasons for separation
What is the first part of the Declaration of Independence composed of?
300
The Townshend Acts
What were taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea?
300
The French and Indians
Who were Great Britains two enemies?
400
Bunker Hill
What the battle the Americans lost when they ran out of ammuniti on , but killed many British soldiers? It was known as the fiercest battle of the American Revolution.
400
George Washington
Who became the Commander-in-Chief of the Americans at the Second Continental Congress held on May 10, 1775 in Philadelphia?
400
King George III
Who is the Declaration of Independence addressed to?
400
The Quartering Act
What was passed by the British
Parliament in 1765 to provide quarters for British troops in the colonies?
400
for land
Why were the French and Indians fighting against Great Britain?
500
Yorktown
What is the final battle of the war where the British surrendered?
500
Patrick Henry
Who was the voice of freedom that said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
500
John Adams
Who ws the Massachusetts patriot who worked hard for the cause of independence?
500
The Tea Act
What is the 1773 Act that gave a monopoly on tea sales to the East India Company?
500
The Ohio River Valley
What did the French build and claim for themselves?