British Policies & Taxes
100: What was the Proclamation Line of 1763 meant to do?
Answer: Prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
100: What phrase captured colonists’ anger about taxes?
Answer: “No taxation without representation”
100: What was the First Continental Congress’s goal?
Answer: To work with the King peacefully and organize boycotts
100: What was the Patriots’ biggest advantage?
Answer: Fighting on home soil / high motivation
100: What type is Pikachu?
Answer: Electric
200: What act placed a tax on molasses?
Answer: The Sugar Act
200: What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress?
Answer: To peacefully petition the King and demand repeal of the Stamp Act
200: Who were “minutemen”?
Answer: Civilian soldiers ready to fight at a minute’s notice
200: What was the Patriots’ biggest weakness?
Answer: Small, poorly equipped army and no navy
200: What Pokémon is known as #001 in the Pokédex?
Answer: Bulbasaur
300: What act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
Answer: The Quartering Act
300: What group pressured people to boycott British goods and sometimes used violence?
Answer: The Sons of Liberty
300: What event marked the first shots of the Revolution in 1775?
Answer: The Battle of Lexington and Concord
300: What was the British Army’s biggest strength?
Answer: Well-trained, disciplined army and powerful navy
300: Which Pokémon can evolve into eight different forms?
Answer: Eevee
400: What act taxed printed materials like newspapers and legal documents?
Answer: The Stamp Act
400: What 1770 event involved British soldiers firing on protestors in Boston?
Answer: The Boston Massacre
400: Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
Answer: George Washington
400: What major weakness hurt Britain’s war effort?
Answer: Long distance from home (took 3 months for supplies/troops)
400: What legendary bird trio represents Fire, Ice, and Lightning?
Answer: Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos
500: What act gave Parliament the right to tax colonists “in all cases whatsoever”?
Answer: The Declaratory Act
500: What 1773 protest involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
Answer: The Boston Tea Party
500: What document was sent as a last attempt at peace with Britain?
Answer: The Olive Branch Petition
500: What foreign group did Britain hire as mercenaries?
Answer: Hessians (German soldiers)
500: In the original games, which city is home to the Pokémon Tower full of ghosts?
Answer: Lavender Town