Famous People Of The American Revolution
Rode through the town of Lexington Massachusetts to warn the townspeople that "the British are coming".
Who is Paul Revere?
Day we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
What is July 4th?
Known as a "Law" in congress.
What is an Act?
Soldiers died more from ______ that from combat.
What is disease?
Event where colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into a Harbor to show their feelings about the unfair taxation on tea.
What is The Boston Tea Party?
First president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
The oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence at the age of 70.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The act placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies.
What is the Sugar Act?
Followed soldiers and tended to the sick, did their laundry, and cooked meals.
Who are the wives of the soldiers?
Colonists had to pay high _____ to the King of Britain for no reason.
What is Taxes?
Helped Draft the Declaration of Independence and invented electricity
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Where is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Prompted the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act?
Many boys only went to school until the ____ grade.
What is the 3rd?
Forced colonists to let British soldiers stay in their home without the ability to say no.
What is the Quartering Act?
Founding father, First governor of Massachusetts, and had the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
By signing the Declaration of Independence, the men were committing ______, which is highly illegal.
What is Treason?
The act was a tax on all paper used for printed materials in the colonies
What is the Stamp Act?
Monthly salary of American Captains in the war.
Event in Boston between British soldiers and ~50 colonists that left 5 colonists dead.
What is The Boston Massacre?
King of Britain October 25, 1760- January 29, 1820 (during American Revolution), refused to give colonies independence from British reign, Set unfair laws that lead to the Revolt of the American colonists.
Who is King George III?
Place the original Declaration of Independence is stored.
What is the National Archives museum?
The act was a tax on all paper used for printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Townshend Acts?
A part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency.
What is a militia?
Slogan used by colonists to show their feeling about unfair taxes without any reason.
What is "No taxation without Representation"?