Celebrating Independence
The nation we fought against for our independence.
What was Britain? (England is also acceptable)
The first 3 words of the Constitution
What are "We the People"...
The name of the Act that forced colonists to give supplies and shelter in their own homes to British soldiers
What was the Quartering Act?
The name of the group of colonists who chose to remain devoted to the King.
Who were the loyalists?
Where the "shot heard round the world" actually happened and why it was called that.
Where was Concord (or the road to Lexington) ? It was the first shot of the American Revolution.
The name of the document the colonists sent to Britain explaining the complaints we had against the king and the action we were taking for our freedom.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
We created this many branches of government so that no king could gain to much power.
What are 3 ?
The name of the Act that allowed the British East India Company a monopoly on the American Tea trade.
What was the Tea Act?
The name of the man who wrote the pamphlet telling everyone it was "Common Sense" to leave the King and his rules.
Who was Thomas Payne?
The name of the protest where colonists dressed up like Native Americans (Mohawk Tribe) and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
What was "The Boston Tea Party"?
The supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution?
Define "an amendment to the Constitution"
What is a change or addition to the original Constitution?
The name of the act that placed taxes on paper goods including newspapers, pamphlets and playing cards
What was the Stamp Act?
The name of the group of colonists who chose to rebel against the King in the hope of forming a new country.
Who were the Patriots?
The main complaint that the colonists famously chanted about not having a voice in Parliament.
What was "No Taxation Without Representation" ?
The man who wrote his name first and largest on the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Hancock?
The main purpose of the Constitution
What is...
to establish the fundamental framework of a nation's government, define the scope and limits of state power, and protect the basic rights and freedoms of the people
Three items that the Townshend Act placed taxes on were...
What were glass, lead, paper, paint and tea?
The name of the man who warned that the British were arriving by sea.
Who was Paul Revere? Or... Who was William Dawes or Who was Dr. Samuel Prescott?
The name of the event prior to the Revolution in which British soldiers killed 5 colonist after the colonists gathered and harassed and threw rocks at the soldiers.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The day and year that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
When was July 4, 1776?
The name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
What are the Bill of Rights?
The name of the act that placed taxes on molasses, coffee, wine, and textiles.
What was the Sugar Act?
The name of the man who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The final battle of the American Revolution took place here.
What is Yorktown, Virginia ?