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Revolutionary War I
Events leading up to the American Revolution, as well as famous battles, quotes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the event, meant to be a protest, that took place when a group of colonists disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians, boarded a boat in Boston Harbor, and dumped over 300 chests of tea into the harbor? | Boston Tea Party |
| What was the name of the unpopular tax law Britain passed in 1765 that required the colonists to buy a stamp whenever they purchased a newspaper, a pamphlet, or signed a legal document? | Stamp Act |
| What was the name of the unpopular tax law Britain passed in 1767 that required the colonists to pay taxes on tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint that was imported from England? | Townshend Acts |
| What is the term that refers to refusing to do business with a person or company OR to refuse to buy a certain good as a form of protest? | Boycott |
| What was the war which left Britain with heavy debt? Since it happened in the colonies, the British decided to tax the colonies to help pay for it. | French and Indian War |
| What was the Acts Parliament used to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party that included closing the port of Boston, outlawing town meetings, and requiring colonists to feed and house British soldiers? | Intolerable Acts |
| What was name for colonists who organized protests against the British government, particularly against the Stamp Act? | Sons of Liberty |
| What was the name for groups of colonists who wrote to each other to inform the colonists about important political events in the colonies? | Committees of Correspondence |
| What was the gathering of delegates from every colony except Georgia that met in Philadelphia in 1774 to write a petition (or written request) to King George to try to persuade him to repeal the Intolerable Acts? | First Continental Congress |
| What was the name for the soldiers chosen to defend colonial cities as tensions between the colonists and the British increased? | Minutemen |
| Which colonist said, “—I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” ? | Patrick Henry |
| Which colonist said, “Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes.” ? | General Israel Putnam |
| Which colonist said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” ? | Captain Nathan Hale |
| Which colonist said, “I have not yet begun to fight.” ? | John Paul Jones |
| Which colonist said, “We must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War? | Battle of Lexington and Concord |
| What was the name for the struggle to control the hills near Charlestown, MA? The British finally forced the colonists to retreat despite a hard fight after they ran out of ammunition. | Battle of Bunker Hill |
| Which battle was a surprise attack by the Continental Army on the Hessians in New Jersey on December 26, 1776 after George Washington and his men crossed the Delaware River the night before, which led to an important victory for the colonial army? | Battle of Trenton |
| Which battle in New York was where patriots defeated British General Burgoyne to prevent him from reaching Albany? The battle was a turning point in the war. | Battle of Saratoga |
| What was the last major battle of the Revolution, where General Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781? | Battle of Yorktown |
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