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British Taxes and Acts
Battles
Famous People
Colonial Protests
Who Said It?
100
This act taxed anything in the colonies made of paper.
What is the Stamp Act.
100
These battles were the ones that began the war, over the colonies' weapons and gunpowder.
What are the battles of Lexington and Concord.
100
The commander of the colonial army.
Who is George Washington.
100
This protest consisted of colonists attacking three British ships and throwing crates into the harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
100
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
200
This act forced people to let British soldiers stay in their homes.
What is the Quartering Act.
200
The battle in which the colonists made the British retreat three times before they were finally overrun.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.
200
Inventor of the bifocals and lightning rod, went to France to gain their help in the war.
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
200
In response to the British moving into Lexington, William Dawes and Paul Revere went on this to warn the colonists.
What is the Midnight Ride.
200
"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry.
300
This document forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763.
300
A small but pivotal battle between several American and Hessian soldiers, in which the whole Hessian force was captured.
What is the Battle of Trenton.
300
The man that drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
300
The convention that decided to write the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Second Continental Congress.
300
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale.
400
An act that prohibited the colonies from issuing paper currency.
What is the Currency Act.
400
The final battle, in which the British surrendered.
What is the Battle of Yorktown.
400
The leader of the First and Second Continental Congresses.
Who is John Hancock.
400
In response to the Stamp Act, this group was formed as a secret society to fight the British.
What is the Sons of Liberty.
400
"All men are created equal, and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Who is Thomas Jefferson (In the Declaration of Independence).
500
The acts that put taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies.
What is the Townshend Acts.
500
The first major victory for the colonists in the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga.
500
The commander of the British army.
Who is William Howe.
500
The convention that sent the Olive Branch Petition to the king.
What is the First Continental Congress.
500
"These are the times that try men's souls."
Who is Thomas Paine (In his pamphlet "Common Sense").