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100
Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
King George III
100
Where did King George III send the British troops after the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party?
Boston
100
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
100
What occurred when only 5 British soldiers were killed?
Boston Massacre
100
Why did John Hancock sign his name so large on the Declaration of Independence?
To demonstrate his defiance of the British Crown and to encourage others to sign the document as well.
200
What were the people loyal to King George III known as?
loyalist or colonists
200
What country did the American colonists ask to be their allies?
France
200
Who was the Declaration of Independence written to?
King George III
200
What was important when the colonists exaggerated the truth about the Boston Massacre?
This is how Americans gained freedom, this showed how cruel the British Government was.
200
What does it mean to be patriotic?
love and devotion to your homeland
300
Name two women who were influential during the American Revolution.
Deborah Sampson, Margaret Corbin or Mary Hayes
300
Who wrote Common Sense? Why was this important?
Thomas Paine, because it helped tell all of the colonists the truth of how badly Great Britain was treating them.
300
What did the Declaration of Independence state?
Why the colonists were breaking away, that all men are created equal with certain rights that cannot be taken away.
300
During the First and Second Continental Congress, what important decisions were made?
They formed a militia, stopped all trade with Britain, decided to go to war and chose George Washington as their leader.
300
The colonists set up a system of defense to help protect themselves with just a short amount of notice. What were these men known as?
Minutemen
400
What group did Samuel Adams start?
Sons of Liberty
400
Where was British General Charles Cornwallis forced to surrender?
Yorktown, Virginia
400
Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
400
Why did the Sons of Liberty throw the tea into the harbor?
in defiance of the American boycott of taxed tea without American authorization
400
What point were the Sons of Liberty trying to make by throwing the tea into the harbor?
in defiance of the American boycott of tea carrying a tax the Americans had not authorized
500
Whose famous "Midnight Ride" warned Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
500
What river was crossed by George Washington's army to surprise the Hessians?
the Delaware River
500
When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4, 1776
500
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
The battle of Lexington and Concord
500
What three beliefs does our country follow and live by today (that come from the Declaration of Independence?
The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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