Scavenger
Hunt: Revolutionary War 
1.
What was the first Act aimed at taxing colonists?
2.
As a result of the 1767 Townshend Acts, what household items did
Parliament require colonists to pay tax on?
3.
The
4.
In 1772, the Committees of Correspondence was created by
what man?
5.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
6.
What were the colonists disguised as when they boarded the ships
during the Boston Tea Party?
7.
What colony was NOT represented at the First
Continental Congress?
8.
On what date was George Washington declared the Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army?
9.
In 1775 at the Second Continental Congress, who was elected President of Congress?
10.
Who wrote “Common Sense”?
11.
What battle essentially began the Revolutionary War?
12.
Besides Paul
13.
What was the name of the group formed by colonists to
fight British Control?
14.
How many British troops were present at the Battle of Bunker
Hill?
15.
What was the date of the Battle of Trenton?
16.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
17.
Name 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence.
18.
On what day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
19.
In what month and year did Betsy Ross claim to have sewn the first American flag?
20.
Who won the Battle ofSaratoga?
21.
In what year were the Articles of Confederation ratified?
22.
After the British attacked
23.
How did “Molly Pitcher” help the exhausted troops at
24.
In 1777, the American Flag had 13 stripes. How many stars were there?
25.
In 1778, what European country formed an alliance with
26.
In 1780, what American general committed treason against the colonists?
27.
What British general surrendered at the Battle
of Yorktown in 1781?
28.
Why was the British defeat at the Battle of Yorktown significant?
29.
On what date did the British finally surrender?
30.
According to the Stamp Act, what types of items were taxed?