2. The American Revolution

3. Categories 500 400 300 200 100 Grab BagLawsEventsPlacesPeople

4. Categories Who said “Give me liberty or give me death?” People 100 Points

5. Categories People 100 Points Patrick Henry

6. Categories People 200 Points Who made this famous quotation? “A penny saved is a penny earned?”

7. Categories Ben Franklin People 200 Points

8. Categories People 300 Points Who warned the people of Massachusetts about a raid by British soldiers?

9. Categories People 300 Points Paul Revere

10. Categories Who was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War? People 400 Points

11. Categories King George III People 400 Points

12. Categories What black American died at the Boston Massacre? People 500 Points

13. Categories Crispus Attucks People 500 Points

14. Categories Eizabeth “Betsy”Ross, who was believed to sew the first national flag, was from where? Places 100 Points

15. Categories Places 100 Points Philadelphia

16. Categories Places 200 Points Where was Thomas Gage’s army trapped after battles at Lexington and Concord?

17. Categories Boston Places 200 Points

18. Categories Places 300 Points At what battle was the “shot heard ‘round the world”fired?

19. Categories Places 300 Points Lexington-Concord

20. Categories Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired? Places 400 Points

21. Categories Williamsburg, Virginia Places 400 Points

22. Categories Where did the Continental Congress meet? Places 500 Points

23. Categories Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia Places 500 Points

24. Categories On what holiday do Americans celebrate the birth of the United States? Events 100 Points

25. Categories Events 100 Points Independence Day

26. Categories Events 200 Points What event was caused by soldiers shooting their guns into a hostile crowd?

27. Categories Boston Massacre Events 200 Points

28. Categories Events 300 Points At what event did the colonists disguise themselves as Indians?

29. Categories Events 300 Points Boston Tea Party

30. Categories On Christmas Day, George Washington won this battle by making a surprise attack: Events 400 Points

31. Categories The battle at Trenton Events 400 Points

32. Categories Did the British defeat the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill before or after the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress? Events 500 Points

33. Categories Before Events 500 Points

34. Categories What document did John Hancock sign large enough that the king would not miss his name? Laws 100 Points

35. Categories Laws 100 Points Declaration of Independence

36. Categories Laws 200 Points What was the second issue of the Articles of Confederation?

37. Categories Slaves would not get paid Laws 200 Points

38. Categories Laws 300 Points The colonists could not tolerate a set of laws imposed by the British. What were these laws called?

39. Categories Laws 300 Points Intolerable Acts

40. Categories The colonists fought against taxation without _______ (fill in the blank). Laws 400 Points

41. Categories Representation Laws 400 Points

42. Categories What item did the Stamp Act tax? Laws 500 Points

43. Categories Newspapers Laws 500 Points

44. Categories What did the colonists do when the king imposed a tax on tea? Grab Bag 100 Points

45. Categories Grab Bag 100 Points They dumped a cargo of tea into Boston Harbor

46. Categories Grab Bag 200 Points What is the system that allows each part to limit the power of the other parts?

47. Categories Checks and balances Grab Bag 200 Points

48. Categories Grab Bag 300 Points What act was passed first? The Stamp Act or the Townshend Acts?

49. Categories Grab Bag 300 Points The Stamp Act

50. Categories Who was the teacher who was caught and hung after volunteering to spy on the British troops in New York City? Grab Bag 400 Points

51. Categories Nathan Hale Grab Bag 400 Points

52. Categories Who did the Second Continental Congress elect to lead the Continental Army? Grab Bag 500 Points

53. Categories George Washington Grab Bag 500 Points

54. Categories The American Revolution