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100
My not guilty verdict allowed colonists to speak out against government?
John Peter Zenger
100
This act that closed the Boston harbor after the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts.
100
The first British "victory" in the Revolutionary War was....
Battle of Lexington
100
The "shot heart around the world" was fired during this event.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
100
This came about because of the Zenger trial.
Freedom of the Press.
200
Who led the Great Awakening movement by giving powerful sermons?
Jonathan Edwards
200
Because of this act, colonists often unfairly lost in court to the British.
The Townshend Act
200
This war was fought between the British, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War or 7 Years War
200
This persuasive document was aimed at convincing commoners to support independence.
Common Sense
200
The British soldiers were called ________ or _______ by the colonists.
Lobsters or Redcoats
300
I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming?
Paul Revere
300
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
300
This political movement inspired the colonists to form one-on-one relationships with God.
The Great Awakening
300
Colonists fought in the Revolutionary War to________
gain their independence or freedom from Britain.
300
This word means the difference between the way things are & the way things are expected to be.
Irony
400
This is the group that snuck onto a British ship and threw ocean into the sea.
The Sons of Liberty
400
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
400
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
400
What do these symbols often represent: dove, olive branch, victory sign, scales of justice?
Peace.
400
During the Revolutionary War, the American colonists were called ___________ or ___________ .
Revolutionary soldiers, Rebels, Patriots, or Sons of Liberty
500
Who explained that the people must fight against the unfair and unjust ways of King George III and the British Parliament?
Thomas Paine
500
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
500
During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards.
Boston Massacre
500
John Peter Zenger was the publisher of which paper?
New York City's Weekly Journal
500
This element is the comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics.
Analogy.