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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What number fills in the blank? “The __ Colonies”	13	94%
What was the religion of the pilgrims from England who landed in America in 1620?	Puritans	87%
What was the name given to the group of colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut?	New England	74%
What did more than 90% of American colonials do for a living in 1750?	Farming	71%
What future state did Spain have to give up to Britain in the Treaty of Paris in 1763?	Florida	71%
What was the name of the large farms in the South where cash crops are grown and harvested by slaves?	Plantations	71%
What is the name for the historical trade between Europe, America, and Africa, that saw the exchange of African human beings, European products, and American resources?	Triangle Slave Trade	71%
What geographic feature formed the western border of the American colonies in 1750?	Appalachian Mountains	68%
What future country did France give to Britain at the end of the Seven Years' War?	Canada	65%
Who was Britain’s primary opponent in the Seven Years’ War?	France	65%
Who was King of England as the American Revolution unfolded?	George III	65%
What anti-British event saw Americans dressed as Native Americans throwing tea into the ocean?	Boston Tea Party	61%
When did the United States of America declare independence?	July 4, 1776	61%
What future state was still part of Massachusetts at this time?	Maine	61%
What British law forced colonies to provide lodging and food to British troops?	Quartering Act	61%
What "location word" denoted the colonies of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?	Southern Colonies	61%
What document, written in 1787, laid out all the rules for how the American government would run as an independent country?	American Constitution	58%
What event in 1770 event saw British soldiers open fire into a crowd of agitated Americans throwing snowballs and such?	Boston Massacre	58%
What document was written to announce America's independence?	Declaration of Independence	58%
What activity had the French been doing near the Ohio River since about the 1650s?	Fur Trapping	58%
What did Patrick Henry say in a speech in March of 1775?	Give me liberty, or give me death!	58%
What name was given to the American militia groups who would be ready to fight in a... moment's... notice?	Minutemen	58%
Who made a midnight ride to warn people that the British were coming?	Paul Revere	58%
What American city was the second-largest city in the entire British Empire in 1760?	Philadelphia	58%
What tax targeted virtually any product that was on paper?	Stamp Act	58%
What phrase, which expressed anger over being taxed without government input, became common in 1765?	Taxation without Representation	58%
And what British American colony was the most populous in 1750?	Virginia	58%
Who was chosen to lead that army?	George Washington	55%
What were the German mercenaries called?	Hessians	55%
What American General famously betrayed the American cause and tried to sell the fort he was defending to the British?	Benedict Arnold	52%
What river did American soldiers have to cross to attack German mercenaries in 1776?	Delaware River	52%
What type of government did the American colonies establish?	Democracy	52%
What French General, whose name is sometimes used by American children to refer to "rock-paper-scissors", helped the Americans in this ultimate battle?	General Rochambeau	52%
Who was the first to sign that document?	John Hancock	52%
What type of house became very popular on the frontier after it was introduced by Swedish immigrants?	Log Cabin	52%
What "location-based" name denoted the colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware?	Middle Colonies	52%
What thick, gooey substance that was often used in making alcohol, was also taxed by this 1764 law?	Molasses	52%
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 states that lands west of the Appalachians should not be settled, but left for whom?	Native Americans	52%
What disease ran rampant through American soldiers over that winter?	Smallpox	52%
What method would Americans use to maim and terrify British tax collectors?	Tarring and Feathering	52%
What 1773 law banned Americans from buying non-British tea?	Tea Act	52%
George Washington then became the first:	American President	48%
At what battle were Americans allegedly told, "Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes"?	Battle of Bunker Hill	48%
When did the river crossing start?	Christmas Night	48%
In 1774, fifty-six colonial leaders met in Philadelphia to discuss the plight of the colonies. What do historians call this meeting?	First Continental Congress	48%
What was the nickname of the makeshift camp Virginian soldiers built near Fort Duquesne in 1754?	Fort Necessity	48%
What tactics did the American forces use to befuddle the British forces?	Guerilla Warfare	48%
And what did this man say when his boat was sinking and told to surrender?	I have not yet begun to fight!	48%
Britain passed a series of laws to punish Massachusetts as a result of the anti-British tea throwing event. What did Americans call this group of laws?	Intolerable Acts	48%
How many lanterns were hung in the tower of the Old North Church, signifying that the British were coming by water?	2	45%
Where did that battle actually take place (a place that's next to the place the battle is named for)?	Breed Hill	45%
What is the name of the group of colonial Americans selected to write letters and communicate with other colonies about anti-British sentiment?	Committee of Correspondence	45%
What was the name of that pamphlet?	Common Sense	45%
In what city was the first battle and the "shot heard 'round the world"?	Lexington	45%
What Frenchman led American soldiers in their revolution, only to return to France and take part in that revolution as well?	Marquis de Lafayette	45%
About how many men succumbed to the cold or to disease over that winter?	2,500	42%
About how many men did Washington's force capture, only to have to transport them back across the river?	800	42%
What is the generic name for the law-making body of American colonial governments?	Assemblies	42%
And what was the ensuing battle, the last major battle and a humiliating defeat for the British?	Battle of Yorktown	42%
Who was first African American to die for the American cause (and potentially for throwing snowballs)?	Crispus Attucks	42%
What did the colonials call the American theater of the Seven Years' War?	French and Indian War	42%
What was the name rebellious American colonists called themselves to show how proud they were to be "American"?	Patriots	42%
What leader of the Revolution and founding member of the Sons of Liberty had a beer named after him?	Sam Adams	42%
What was the name of the underground group who carried out acts of violence and rebellion against Britain in the 1760s and 1770s?	Sons of Liberty	42%
Where did Washington and his soldiers winter in 1777, facing harsh conditions and being trained?	Valley Forge	42%
How many millions of colonials lived in British America in 1750?	1	39%
What 1776 battle saw the Americans defeat almost 7,000 British soldiers who were marching on Albany, New York?	Battle of Saratoga	39%
What southern city faced a month-long siege in 1780, handing the Americans their worst loss of the war?	Charleston	39%
When British forces finally captured Fort Duquesne, what was it renamed?	Fort Pitt	39%
What right did many people think this paper tax infringed upon?	Freedom of Speech	39%
What was the name of the lawmaking organization in Britain, who butted heads frequently with American colonials?	Parliament	39%
What was a common method for Americans to get around paying taxes?	Smuggling	39%
What was the most important seaway into New France?	St. Lawrence River	39%
Who wrote that document?	Thomas Jefferson	39%
How many Americans were captured by the British in that siege?	5,466	35%
Who did Washington hire to train his soldiers properly?	Baron Frederick von Steuben	35%
In what village located 15 miles northwest of Boston did Americans hide stockpiles of weapons in preparation for war?	Concord	35%
What British General allowed his soldier to become entrapped preceding the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?	General Cornwallis	35%
What were elected members of government called in these bodies?	Representatives	35%
Because he was so adept at employing such tactics in South Carolina, what nickname was given to General Francis Marion?	Swamp Fox	35%
In 1776, who argued that America should be a country independent from Britain in a famous pamphlet?	Thomas Paine	35%
How many people died in this tragedy?	5	32%
What British General had his redcoats march directly at Fort Duquesne, leading to a humiliating defeat and his death?	General Edward Braddock	32%
The attempt to retake that city on October 9, 1779, was disastrous for the Americans. Their forces suffered 820 casualties, about __ times more casualties than the British.	8	29%
Who wrote that document?	James Madison	29%
What lawyer, leader in the continental congress, and future president stated in 1775 that the best way to reconcile with Britain is through "Powder and Artillery"?	John Adams	29%
What was the name of the laws passed to tax Americans on glass, lead, tea, and paints, purposed to help pay for the British administration of the American colonies?	Townshend Acts	29%
What did rebellious Americans organize to hurt British businesses as a retaliation for the new British taxes?	Boycotts	26%
The British also passed a law that said colonists could not print their own but must use Britain's. What item is this sentence referring to?	Currency	26%
What boat ran aground and was subsequently attacked by American colonials?	Gaspee	26%
What was the large, flat area where French and British soldiers fought on September, 1759, for control of Quebec City?	Plains of Abraham	26%
And what was the fort that traitor tried to sell?	West Point	26%
Who was the American General who defeated the British force marching on Albany?	General Horatio Gates	23%
What American employed pirate tactics and took the fight directly to Britain, where he stole boats and such?	John Paul Jones	23%
Who was the general of this defeated British force?	General Burgoyne	19%
Which British general decided to go capture Philadelphia instead of supporting British forces in Albany?	General William Howe	16%
What British General took command of all British forces in America in 1757?	General William Pitt	16%
What 1764 British law was the first that specifically sought to raise money from the American colonies?	Sugar Act	16%
Who led British soldiers to their greatest American victory in 1759, albeit dying in the battle?	General James Wolfe	13%
What southern city was a stronghold for Britain throughout the final years of the war?	Savannah	13%