American Revolution #1
Why was the Sugar Act imposed on the colonists?
This tax on products such as molasses and other items was imposed to make money for Great Britain.
Who was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War?
A group of angry colonists began attacking British soldiers with snowballs. It resulted in 5 colonists dead.
What is the Boston Massacre?
It was an act of protest in which a group of 60 American colonists threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Who was the writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
How did colonists protest the Stamp Act?
Most Americans called for a boycott of British goods, and some organized attacks on the customhouses and homes of tax collectors.
What were colonists called who wanted to be free from British rule?
Patriots or Rebels
What are "loyalists" or "redcoats"
These were the people that supported Britain and King George.
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George
A law that states colonists had to provide food and housing to the Redcoats
Quartering Act
Great Britain was the single seller or producer and excluded any competition from providing tea to the colonies. What is this called?
A monopoly
Benjamin Franklin created a political cartoon called __________ which depicts a snake cut into segments representing the colonies.
Join or Die
After the Boston Tea party, King George sent Thomas Gage to close the port of Boston and restrict town meetings. They couldn't trade and many people lost their jobs. What were these set of acts called which were meant to punish the colonists?
What were the Intolerable Acts?
What famous patriot warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Who is Paul Revere?
Name the famous general recruited by Benjamin Franklin who helped turn around the Continental army.
Who was Baron Friedrich von Steuben?
Daily Double????????
At what battle did the infamous order go out to "not fire until you see the whites of their eyes," by General Prescott?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was NOT the official end to the Revolutionary war, the fighting continued for 3 more years. True or False
False
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774...representatives met from each colony met to discuss the approaching war.
What is the First Continental Congress?
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry
What phrase was the "rally cry" for the colonists which meant that the British were requiring them to pay taxes to a government authority without having any say in the government's policy?
"No taxation without representation"
Which battle was a turning point in the war for the Continental Army and the first victory?
The Battle of Saratoga
Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by _________ in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
Thomas Paine
In 1770, Parliament repealed all of the Townshend Acts except for the tax on _____________.
tea
DOUBLE JEOPARDY ????What is your wager?
Name the famous American who represented the British soldiers during their trial after the Boston Massacre?
John Adams