Paul Revere's Ride

Who led the American colonies in the French and Indian War?

What was the name of the plan suggested by Benjamin Franklin to unite the American colonies?

What was the name of the treaty that marked the end of France as a power in North America?

What did the Treaty of Paris of 1763 give to Great Britain?

During Pontiac's War, the Native American alliance led by Pontiac was successful in capturing important British strongholds in the Great Lakes region.

The Proclamation of 1763 declared that the Appalachian Mountains were the permanent western boundary of the colonies.

The Sugar Act imposed taxes only on sugar and molasses.

The Writs of Assistance allowed British soldiers to search colonial homes and businesses for smuggled goods with specific evidence or justification.

Who were seen as the principal leaders of the rebellion by the British?

Who instructed Paul Revere to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock?

What signals did Paul Revere use to communicate that British troops were marching to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock?

What was the outcome of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

Which event led to the passage of the Coercive Acts?

What was the purpose of the Committee of Correspondence?

What did the colonists hope to achieve by boycotting tea?

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

Which act was passed by the British Parliament after repealing the Stamp Act, stating that all future taxes were considered legal and binding?

What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?

What event is considered a major event on the road to revolution and inflamed hostilities among the colonists?

What term is used to describe something that is not completely truthful and is used to make people see things from a certain point of view?

Who were the three key groups of people who fought in the French and Indian War?

What was the main cause of the conflict between France and Britain in the New World?

Why did the French have an advantage in gaining Native American allies?

Who did the British manage to pressure into joining forces with them, upsetting the balance of power?

Which hills did the American forces secretly move their troops onto in preparation for battle?

What advantage did the British hope to gain by taking over the hills around Boston?

What did the Americans do during the night before the battle?

How did the British react when they realized that the Americans had occupied the hills?

Who ultimately gained control of the hill during the battle?

What was the outcome for the British after gaining control of the hill?

Which two hills did the American forces secretly move their troops onto?

What advantage did the British hope to gain by taking over the hills around Boston?

How did the American forces learn about the British plan?

What did the American forces do during the night before the battle?

What was the outcome of the battle?

Where were the hills located?

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During the night, the American forces secretly moved their troops onto ______ and Breeds Hill

The British attacked the American forces on ______ Hill

The American forces built up ______ during the night

The British gained control of the ______

The British realized what had happened the ______ day

The American forces learned that the British were planning on taking over the ______ around Boston

The American forces prepared for ______

The American forces moved their troops onto two ______ hills

The British attacked after realizing ______ had happened

The British gained the hill, but their ______ were great

The American forces learned about the British plan to take over the hills around Boston.

The Americans moved their troops onto Bunker and Breeds Hill during the day.

The British attacked the American forces on Bunker and Breeds Hill.

The British successfully gained control of the hills.

The costs for the British during the battle were minimal.

The hills where the American forces secretly moved their troops were unoccupied.

The American forces built up fortifications during the day.

Paul Revere used signals to communicate that British troops were marching to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.

The British considered Samuel Adams and John Hancock as the principal leaders of the rebellion.

The American forces learned about the British plan through spies.

True or false: The British navy prevented supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

True or false: John Paul Jones was a hero of the British navy during the American Revolution?

True or false: The Patriots used guerrilla warfare tactics against the British in the South during the Revolutionary War?

True or false: The loyalists believed that the unfair taxes and regulations were a good reason for rebellion.

True or false: Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, called for complete independence from Britain.

True or false: The second Continental Congress had to decide whether the colonies would declare themselves an independent nation.

True or false: The Patriots successfully forced the British to retreat from North Carolina and gain support for independence from Southerners who wanted to see the war end.

True or false: Nathaniel Greene split the army in two, sending one section to South Carolina and the other half joining Marion and his guerrilla wars.

True or false: The Patriots won the Battle of Yorktown with the help of the French, which convinced the British that the war was too costly to pursue.

True or false: The American congress ratified a preliminary treaty in April of 1783, but it was officially finalized and approved by all in September.

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Who split the army in two during the Revolutionary War?

Where did the Patriots and Cornwallis fight in North Carolina?

Which country provided help to the Patriots with warships?

When did Cornwallis surrender to the Patriots at Yorktown?

Who represented the United States in the treaty negotiations with Britain?

When was the preliminary treaty ratified by the American congress?

What did the Patriot victory at Yorktown convince the British?

Who did the British recognize as an independent nation after the Battle of Yorktown?

What was the final outcome of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?

Who did the Patriots lack support from during the Revolutionary War?

What prevented supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

Who was the hero of the colonial navy during the American Revolution?

What strategy did the British decide to change to in 1778?

Who was one of the most successful guerrilla leaders during the Revolutionary War?

Who was in command of the British army during the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War?

Who was the British leader who won many victories but struggled to control the areas they just conquered?

Who wrote the pamphlet called Common Sense that motivated Americans to fight for their independence from Britain?

What did Thomas Paine argue in his pamphlet Common Sense?

What decision did the American colonists have to make during the Revolutionary War?

What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense?

What group of people did not consider the unfair taxes and regulations a good reason for rebellion?

What did some loyalists fear about the American colonists' chances of winning a war with Britain?

What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense inspire thousands of Americans to do?

What did the American colonists have to decide during the Revolutionary War?