Name______________________

Revolutionary War 

Scavenger Hunt

http://www.ushistory.org/march/index.html

Click on The Background of the Campaign.

1.What did England do to help pay for the French and Indian War that upset the 

colonists?_______________________________________________________

What did this act require colonists to do?

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2.Why were the Colonists so angry? 

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3.What other acts also angered the Colonists? 

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4.When British troops fired into a group of protesters (killing five of them), what was this action called? 

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5.In 1773 the East India Company was given a monopoly on tea. What did the 

colonists do to protest? ___________________________________________ 

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6.Describe three other events that lead to the Revolutionary War (include their dates). 

Event: _______________________________ 

Date:________________________________

Description: _______________________________________________________________ 

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Event: _______________________________ 

Date:________________________________

Description: _______________________________________________________________ 

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Event: _______________________________ 

Date:________________________________

Description: _______________________________________________________________ 

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7.Push the Back button on the browser.Select two battles and describe them. 

Battle:_______________________________

Date:________________________________

Description: ________________________________________________________________ 

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Battle:_______________________________

Date:________________________________

Description: ________________________________________________________________ 

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8.Click on People. Select one person from the list and write a brief summary of that person. 

Person:_____________________________________

Summary of biography: 

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Web page author: Barbara Jones Revised 2/03/01

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