Founding Figures
He spent most of his career in London and Paris.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
Mercenaries that fought alongside the Redcoats.
Who are the Hessians?
What were the rebel special forces called?
Who are the Minutemen?
At what battle did Joseph Warren die?
What is the Battle of Bunker/Breed Hill?
He was not the best military strategist, but was a general to bring the colonies together.
Who is George Washington?
The person who was the subject of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense.
Who is King George III?
He rode through the night from Boston to Lexington and Concord.
Who is Paul Revere?
Who were the people that convinced others to join the rebellion?
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
He became vice president to both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Who is George Clinton?
The last attempt to keep peace with England’s king.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The official name of the Intolerable Acts.
What are the Coercive Acts?
The British soldiers sent to keep the colonists under control in Boston were called.
Who are the Regulars?
Author of Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania and the Olive Branch Petition.
Who is John Dickinson?
The last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Charles Carroll?
Where did the British soldiers head to first?
What is Lexington?
Who did the Redcoats hope to capture in Lexington?
Who are Samuel Adams and John Hancock?
An immigrant with a letter of recommendation from Benjamin Franklin.
Who is Thomas Paine?
What two things did the British have to control to keep the colonists from rebelling?
What is ammunition and information?
In what town did the British start a fire?
What is Concord?
The supporters of King George III were called.
Who are the Loyalists?