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Britain was deeply in ______ after the French and Indian War.
debt
Parliament believed the _____ should pay for the war.
colonists
British soldiers were called _____.
Redcoats
How many chest of tea was dumped into Boston Harbor?
342
The Sons of Liberty dressed as ___ ____ to disguise themselves.
Native Americans
The Proclamation banned colonists from settling west of the _______.
Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation helped reduce conflicts with ______.
Native Americans
Women who supported the boycott called themselves the ______.
Those who supported the British were called _____.
Loyalist
Who fired the first shots of the American Revolution?
No one knows
King George III _____ the Olive Branch Petition.
rejected
Who could be ready to fight in a minutes notice?
Minute Men
Colonists organized a _____ of British goods.
boycott
The first shots of the American Revolution became known as ______.
The Shot Heard Around the World
Thomas Jefferson was ____ years old when he served as a delegate.
32
The First Continental Congress met to agree to _____ British goods.
boycott
Americans fought the British at the battle of ______ ______.
Bunker Hill
Low on ammunition Prescott told the soldier what?
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
The colonists sent one last petition to the king and it was called the ____ _____ ____.
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition asked the king to _____ colonist rights.
protect
_______ became a traitor when he sold colonial military information to the British.
Benedict Arnold
Congress created the _____ _____ to protect the colonies and fight against the British.
Continental Army
Which colony/town received the harshest treatment because of the Tea Party?
Massachusetts/ Boston
German soldiers were called ______.
Hessians
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called ____ ____.
Common Sense
Who made the Midnight Ride warning that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
_____ wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Locke believed all people are born with natural rights to life, liberty, and ______.
property
The Declaration was officially approved on ____.
July 2, 1776
____ ____ signed the Declaration first.
John Hancock
Not wanting to be told what tea they had to buy the colonists apposed the ______ _____.
Tea Act
"So the King could read it without his glasses", who made this statement?
John Hancock
How many men signed the Declaration of Independence?
56
The introduction or beginning of the Declaration is the _____.
Preamble
What is important about July 4, 2026?
Americas 250 Birthday
Who was the first person killed during the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
______ Revere created an engraving of the massacre.
Paul
Colonists believed they had the right to be secure in their ______ without soldiers barging in to search for smuggled goods.
homes
What occurred on March 5, 1770?
Boston Massacre
Colonial leaders used _____ to influence public opinion.
Propaganda
The struggle for independence became known as the ____.
American Revolution
What is the famous quote about the lanterns hanging in the Old North Church steeple?
"One if by land, two if by sea"
_________ was put in charge of the post office.
Benjamin Franklin
Congress created the _______ Army.
Continental
Locke believed people may overthrow an unfair ______.
government
_____ wrote Common Sense.
Thomas Paine
The Congress began to act as a _____ for the colonies.
Government
_______ wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Protesters burned _____ to represent hated tax collectors and the King.
effigies
The Sugar Act taxed sugar, but lowered the tax on _______.
Molasses