Pre-War
Who was the king of England during the war?
King George III
What did Paul Revere say to the minutemen?
"The redcoats/British are coming!"
What was the first battle of the war?
Lexington
What year was the Declaration of Independence written?
1776
Was King George III killed during the war?
No
TRUE OR FALSE: The British Guards started the Boston Massacre
False. The colonists started it by throwing snowballs at the guards.
Name the taxes in the Stamp Act (100 points per answer)
Newspapers
Dice
Playing cards
Legal documents
What was the final battle of the war?
What year was the Constitution written?
1787
TRUE OR FALSE: More British soldiers died than Patriots.
False (British: 10,000. Patriots: 26,000)
What was the first tax the Colonists had?
Sugar Act
What valuable things were stored in Concord?
Guns and gunpowder
Lexington
Name two people who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Ask Mrs. Tui we don't know
What percent of Colonists were neutral (not a patriot or loyalist)
40% neutral (40% patriot, 20% loyalist)
What year was Lexington and Concord?
1775
Which one is NOT a battle in the war?
Bunker Hill
Chattanooga
Lexington
Chattanooga (that was a civil war battle)
What does the Bill of Rights do?
Specifies our rights and changes the Constitution.
Name all the taxes the British put on the colonists
Tea Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Sugar Act
Why did Lexington start?
British tried to capture Patriot weapons stored near Boston
How many years of battles were there?
Six
Name two people who signed the Decloration of Independence and died of natural causes. (weren't murdered, tortured ect.)
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson ect. we don't know