American Revolution 200 400 600 800 1000 Grab Bag Battles Key People Causes Battles Terms Grab Bag 200 400 600 800 1000
Key People - 200 Question This man is given credit for writing the Declaration of Independence Answer
Key People - 200 Answer Thomas Jefferson Back
Key People - 400 Question This man was England’s leader during the time of the American Revolution Answer
Key People - 400 Answer King George III Back
Key People - 600 Question This man was a silversmith, and he is given credit for warning people in the town of Lexington that the British were coming Answer
Key People - 600 Answer Paul Revere Back
Key People - 800 Question Although this man was a Quaker, he was also a great military leader for the Patriots during the American Revolution. Answer
Key People - 800 Answer Nathaneal Greene Back
Key People - 1000 Question This man from France was George Washington’s close friend, and he volunteered to fight for the Continental Army Answer
Key People - 1000 Answer Marquis de Lafayette Back
Causes - 200 Question This Act taxed all paper including playing cards Answer
Causes - 200 Answer The Stamp Act Back
Causes - 400 Question This event took place outside a tax office in Boston, and was considered to be the first bloodshed of the American Revolution. Answer
Causes - 400 Answer The Boston Massacre Back
Causes - 600 Question This law forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains Answer
Causes - 600 Answer The Proclamation of 1763 Back
Causes - 800 Question This tax applied to luxury items such as coffee, silk, and wine Answer
Causes - 800 Answer The Sugar Act Back
Causes - 1000 Question This was the name for laws passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party Answer
Causes - 1000 Answer The Intolerable Acts Back
Battles - 200 Question This battle began when British troops were looking for hidden Patriot weapons. The shot heard round the world was fired at this battle. Answer
Battles - 200 Answer The Battle of Lexington Back
Battles - 400 Question This was the last major battle of the American Revolution. Lord Cornwallis surrendered after this battle. Answer
Battles - 400 Answer Battle of Yorktown Back
Battles - 600 Question This battle was the first major battle of the American Revolution. Patriot troops running out of ammunition were told not to fire until they saw the whites of their enemy’s eyes. Answer
Battles - 600 Answer The Battle of Bunker Hill Back
Battles - 800 Question After this battle (a turning point in the war), France decided to help the Patriots in their fight for independence. Answer
Battles - 800 Answer The Battle of Saratoga Back
Battles - 1000 Question Although there were many British casualties at this battle near present day Greensboro, it was a British victory. Answer
Battles - 1000 Answer The Battle of Guilford Courthouse Back
Terms – 200 Question This was the name given to colonists who sided with England during the American Revolution Answer
Terms – 200 Answer Loyalists Back
Terms – 400 Question This was the name given to colonists who sided with the Americans during the Revolution Answer
Terms – 400 Answer Patriots Back
Terms – 600 Question This is to take away or cancel – the king and Parliament did this with most taxes. Answer
Terms – 600 Answer repeal Back
Terms – 800 Question This is a form of protest in which people refuse to buy certain goods – it’s what the colonists did to British goods. Answer
Terms – 800 Answer Boycott Back
Terms – 1000 Question This is an abuse of power by a leader – it’s what the colonists were accusing King George III of. Answer
Terms – 1000 Answer Tyranny Back
Grab Bag - 200 Question These were three advantages the British had during the American Revolution Answer
Grab Bag - 200 Answer An established army with professional soldiers More ships Many colonists remained loyal to the king Britain had more money than the colonists had for weapons and supplies Back
Grab Bag - 400 Question These were three advantages the Patriots had during the American Revolution. Answer
Grab Bag - 400 Answer Homefield Advantage French Allies Intense Patriotism – they believed in their cause! Skilled Leadership Back
Grab Bag - 600 Question At this meeting in 1776, colonists drafted a document formally declaring their independence from Great Britain. Answer
Grab Bag - 600 Answer The 2nd Continental Congress Back
Grab Bag - 800 Question What was the purpose of America’s first political cartoon (Join or Die) created by Benjamin Franklin? Answer
Grab Bag - 800 Answer To unite the colonies and rally support for the French and Indian War. Back
Grab Bag - 1000 Question These are the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence. Answer
Grab Bag - 1000 Answer Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Back