This act, passed in 1765, placed a tax on printed paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
These small armies were organized as colonists realized they may have to fight the British?
What are militias?
100
In this incident in 1770, frightened redcoats fired into an angry mob of colonists, killing 5.
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
This man warned the colonists that the British army was on its way to Lexington.
Who is Paul Revere?
100
This document, written in 1776, explained to the world why America wanted to be free from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
This act, passed in 1767, taxed paint, paper, tea, lead, and glass.
What is the Townshend Act?
200
This group met in secret, led protests against the British, and organized boycotts.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
200
In this first battle of the Revolutionary War, British soldiers attempting to take the colonist's weapons ended up killing 8 colonists and wounding 10 others.
What is the Battle of Lexington?
200
This man was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
This famous quote made in 1775 by Patrick Henry, shows how important liberty was to him.
What is, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
300
This act, passed in 1773, required the colonists to buy tea from a British company.
What is the Tea Act?
300
This group met and wrote a letter to King George, listing their complaints about how he was treating them.
What is the Continental Congress?
300
In this incident in 1776, colonial troops ambushed sleeping German soldiers, killing or capturing all of them.
What is Crossing the Delaware (and the Battle of Trenton)?
300
This patriot and gifted speaker is famous for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
This rebel slogan expresses their unwillingness to pay unfair taxes.
What is "No taxation without representation!"
400
This was closed as a result of one of the Intolerable Acts, resulting in half the people of Boston losing their job.
What is the Boston Harbor?
400
During the Second Continental Congress, George Washington was chosen to lead this group of soldiers.
What is the Continental Army?
400
After colonists won this battle in New York in 1777, the French decided to help the Americans.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
400
This American lawyer defended the British shooters in the Boston Massacre and was the 2nd president of the U.S.
Who is John Adams?
400
No one knows who actually did it, but this event was the start of the Battle of Lexington and the Revolutionary War.
What is "The Shot Heard Around the World?"
500
This second part of the Intolerable Acts required colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
500
The Declaration of Independence declared the existence of this country (4 words).
What is the United States of America?
500
In this last battle of the Revolutionary War, American and French troops surrounded British troops in Chesapeake Bay.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
500
This patriot started the Sons of Liberty and the Committees of Correspondence.
Who is Sam Adams?
500
The Declaration of Independence says we have these three rights that no one can take away from us.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?