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The date in which the Declaration of Independence was ratified A 100
What is July 4, 1776? A 100
Name two members of the “Committee of Five” who were appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence A 200
Who are Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin & Robert R. Livingston (name any two) A 200
Name the only state that abstained during the vote for independence on July 2, 1776 A 300
What is New York? A 300
Name the British ruler who Thomas Jefferson called a “Tyrant” A 400
Who is King George III? A 400
This man was the president of the Second Continental Congress at the time the Declaration of Independence was written and signed A 500
Who was John Hancock? A 500
This battle on April 19, 1775 marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War B 100
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord? B 100
George Washington and his troops crossed this river on December 25, 1776 on their way to battle the Hessians in the Battle of Trenton B 200
What is the Delaware River? B 200
The Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775 actually mostly took place where B 300
What is Breed’s Hill? B 300
This 1783 battle was the final battle of the American Revolutionary War B 400
What is the Battle of Cuddalore? B 400
On April 24, 1778 this man became a naval hero when he captured the British ship, HMS Drake, in the first victory of an American military vessel in British waters B 500
Who was John Paul Jones? B 500
This 1765 act required that printed materials in the colonies carry a tax stamp C 100
What is the Stamp Act? C 100
Attorney James Otis protested against which 1764 British act by using the phrase “Taxation without Representation” C 200
What is the Sugar Act? C 200
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonists to do what for the British soldiers C 300
What is provide shelter and food for the British soldiers and their horses? C 300
The Boston Port Act; Massachusetts Government Act; Administration of Justice Act; Quartering Act and Quebec Act were collectively known as what C 400
What are the Intolerable Acts? C 400
The Townshend Acts of 1767 initiated taxes on what items C 500
What are glass, lead, tea, paper and paint? C 500
In 1775, the Continental Congress appointed which man the commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces D 100
Who was George Washington? D 100
This American general famously changed sides during the American Revolution when he attempted to surrender West Point to the British D 200
Who was Benedict Arnold? D 200
This British commanding general refused to personally surrender to Washington and Rochambeau after the Siege of Yorktown on October 19, 1781 D 300
Who was General Charles Cornwallis? D 300
This British general ordered the execution of Nathan Hale for espionage D 400
Who was General William Howe? D 400
These three American generals were the only ones who served the entire eight years the Revolutionary War lasted D 500
Who were George Washington, Henry Knox and Nathaniel Greene? D 500
The French and Indian War ended with the signing of this treaty on February 10, 1763 E 100
What is the Treaty of Paris? E 100
The French and Indian War is also known as this war E 200
What is the Seven Years War? E 200
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During this war Canada was conquered by whom E 300
What is Great Britain? E 300
The war took place from which years E 400
What is ? E 400
Name any three Native American allies of the French in the French and Indian War E 500
Who were the Abenaki; Algonquin; Caughnawaga Mohawk; Lenape; Mi’kmaq; Ojibwa; Ottawa; Shawnee; and Wyandot? (choose any three) E 500
The Boston Massacre occurred on this date in 1770 F 100
What is March 5 th ? F 100
On December 16, 1773 colonists in Boston participated in which historic event F 200
What is the Boston Tea Party? F 200
The Treaty of Paris, signaling the end of the Revolutionary War, was signed on this date F 300
What is September 3, 1783? F 300
The Continental Navy was created by the Continental Congress in this month and year F 400
What is October 1775? F 400
Patrick Henry made his infamous “Give me Liberty, or give me Death” speech at St. John’s Church in Richmond Virginia on this date F 500
What is March 23, 1775? F 500
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Nathan Hale made this famous statement before his hanging by the British on September 22, 1776 Click on screen to continue
What is “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”? Click on screen to continue
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