Revolution

Declaration of Independence Taxes Revolutionary War Famous People Laws Declaration of Independence Hodge Podge

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Taxes (200) This law placed a tax on playing cards, newspapers, and legal documents. Stamp Act

Taxes (400) This document written in 1215 forced the King to get permission before raising taxes. Magna Carta

Taxes (600) The debt left over from this event forced the British to begin taxing the colonists. French & Indian War

This law taxed items such as lead, glass, and paint. Taxes (800) Daily Double This law taxed items such as lead, glass, and paint. Townshend Acts

Taxes (1000) The Tea Act lowered the price of tea, but gave a monopoly to this company. The British East India Company

Famous People (200) He was sent to Paris to negotiate an alliance with the French. Benjamin Franklin

Famous People (400) These two cousins were leaders of the Sons of Liberty. Sam & John Adams

He was the author of Common Sense. Famous People (600) He was the author of Common Sense. Thomas Paine

Famous People (800) He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock

Famous People (1000) Washington defeated this general at the Battle of Yorktown to end the war. Charles Cornwallis

He was the King of England during the American Revolution. Hodge Podge (200) He was the King of England during the American Revolution. King George III

Hodge Podge (1000) For nearly 150 years, the King left the colonists alone to prosper. This policy was known as what? Salutary neglect

Hodge Podge (600) His drawing of the Boston Massacre made many colonists angry at the British. Paul Revere

Hodge Podge (800) This was the only colony not represented at the First Continental Congress in 1774. Georgia

Hodge Podge (400) These German mercenaries were hired by the British to fight against the Americans. Hessians

Declaration (200) This Virginia farmer wrote most of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson

This was the city in which the Declaration was signed. Philadelphia

Declaration (600) Delegates from these two colonies refused to sign the Declaration unless a section condemning slavery was removed. Georgia & South Carolina

Declaration (800) According to the Declaration, this is where a government gets its authority. The People

Declaration (1000) Daily Double According to the Declaration, all men have these three “unalienable rights.” Life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness

Revolution (200) The British won the battle for this hill, which gave them control of Boston Harbor. Bunker Hill

Revolution (400) In 1770, British soldiers killed 5 colonial protesters in what came to be known as…. The Boston Massacre

This treaty officially ended the American Revolution in 1783. Treaty of Paris

The Continental Army spent a long, cold winter here in 1777-1778. Revolution (800) The Continental Army spent a long, cold winter here in 1777-1778. Valley Forge

Revolution (1000) An American victory in this battle convinced the French to join the war. Saratoga

Laws (200) This law was supposed to keep colonists east of the Appalachians. Proclamation of 1763

Laws (400) Parliament taxed these two sweet products in 1764. Sugar & molasses

Laws (600) Even Parliament knew this law was no good because it was repealed in 1766. Stamp Act

Laws (800) This law forced colonists to house British soldiers. Quartering Act

Laws (1000) These four laws made up the Intolerable Acts passed in 1774. Quartering Act, closing of Boston Harbor, trials in England, suspension of town meetings

The 2nd Continental Congress sent this letter to the King, Final Jeopardy: The 2nd Continental Congress sent this letter to the King, asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts. Olive Branch Petition