Colonists that wanted to stay loyal to the Great Britain and the king.
100
What are minutemen?
Volunteer soldiers that were ready in a minutes notice.
100
What are patriots?
Americans colonists that supported the fight for independence.
100
What is a militia?
A volunteer group of troops that fought in the American Revolution.
200
The King of England removed the Townshend Act, but still left a tax on what?
tea
200
What does it mean to repeal?
To cancel
200
Who alarmed the townspeople that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
200
What is a traitor?
Someone who turns against his or her country
200
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill? British or Colonists
British
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
300
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
300
The Stamp Act was a tax on what?
Newspapers, pamphlets, and legal documents
300
What did the colonists call the British Army?
The redcoats
300
What national holiday do we celebrate because of the Declaration of Independence?
Fourth of July (Independence Day)
400
Why did colonists begin to form the First Continental Congress?
They were tired of the British rule and ready to fight back.
400
What did the pamphlet of Common Sense say?
The colonists did not owe loyalty to an unjust ruler.
400
Why did Great Britain begin taxing the colonists?
They needed to help pay for the damages from the French and Indian War.
400
What did the "Olive Branch Petition" ask King George III to do??
End the fighting and remove the Intolerable Act
400
When the British came looking for weapons, why didn't they find any?
The very smart women hid them in the hay and fields.
500
Why did the colonists give the Boston Massacre such a bad name if only 5 people died?
The wanted others to think Britain was VERY horrible for doing something so bad. They wanted others to feel sorry for the colonists and make Britain look bad.
500
What did the colonists have to do according to the Quartering Act?
They had to provide shelter, food, drink, and candles to British troops.
500
Why were the colonists getting so angry with King George III?
He was taxing them for so much and they had no representation in Great Britain.
500
What happened in the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dressed as Mohawk Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
500
What were the principles (purpose) of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain why the colonists had to separate from Great Britain and list the rights people should have.