| Hint | Years | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| B) Boycott of taxes where American patriotsdressed as Natives dumped chests of tea into the harbor | 1773 | Boston Tea Party | 95%
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| D) Americas creed for freedom written byThomas Jefferson | July 4, 1776 | Declaration of Independence | 86%
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| G) American founding father, military general andlater the first president | 1732-1799 | George Washington | 86%
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| N) This major Louisiana city was founded by French explorers | 1718 | New Orleans | 82%
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| A) War for independence between the UScolonies and Great Britain | 1775-1783 | American Revolution | 77%
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| O) Mahmud I takes over this massive empire | 1730 | Ottoman | 77%
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| F) He was crowned King of Prussia in 1740 | 1712-1786 | Frederick the Great | 73%
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| I) Period of widespread advancement in manufacturingin the UK and Ireland | 1760-1840 | Industrial Revolution | 73%
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| V) George Washington hailed from this southern state,creating a dynasty of state presidents | 1788 | Virginia | 73%
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| J) Founding father and 5th US president | 1758-1831 | James Monroe | 64%
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| C) This machine revolutionized processingof Americas cash crop by separating seeds | 1794 | Cotton Gin | 59%
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| W) This famous composer is born in Salzburg, Austria | 1756 | Wolfgang Mozart | 59%
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| L) The first shot of the Revolutionary War started inthis small Mass town | 1775 | Lexington | 55%
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| U) Peace treaties signed in this Dutch city that ended thewar of Spanish Succession | 1713-1715 | Utrecht | 55%
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| Y) General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at thiscrucial battle | 1781 | Yorktown | 55%
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| K) British monarch that imposed heavy taxes upon thenew colonies | 1760-1820 | King George | 50%
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| P) Ben Franklin founded the states flagship university,now an Ivy League member | 1749 | Pennsylvania | 45%
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| E) This man patented the invention from letter C | 1765-1825 | Eli Whitney | 41%
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| H) German mercenary fighters that aided Britainduring the Revolutionary War | 1775-1783 | Hessian | 36%
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| M) Name for the American troops that can be readyto fight within 60 seconds notice | 1775-1783 | Minutemen | 36%
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| S) This crucial battle in New York state ended with adecisive American victory | 1777 | Saratoga | 36%
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| T) Washington and his troops crossed the frozen Delawareriver to surprise Hessian forces here | 1776 | Trenton | 36%
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| Q) Flagship vessel of feared pirate Blackbeard | 1717 | Queen Annes Revenge | 23%
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| X) Political scandal between the US and French naviesthat led to the Quasi War | 1797-98 | XYZ Affair | 18%
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| R) French Army officer who cornered the British with Washingtons army | 1781 | Rochambeau | 14%
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| Z) This dynasty is founded in Persia | 1760 | Zand | 5%
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