Important Leaders During this Time
Who is George Washington?
Who is the appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
When is July 4, 1776
What is boycotting?
What is a way of protesting by refusing to purchase goods from a certain country
What is the Stamp Act?
What did the colonists struggle with?
What is hunger, starvation, extreme weather, and fear of being attacked
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence
When was the First Continental Congress created?
When was 1774
What is levied?
What is wanting the people to pay taxes
What is the Boston Tea Party?
What is the colonists dumping tea into the Boston Harbor in attempt to protest their lack of representation by the government
What happens when people work together?
What is leading to better outcomes? People are more likely to take risks when they have a support team around them
Who is Samuel Adams?
Who is the leader of the Sons of Liberty
When was the Boston Massacre?
When was 1770
What is representation?
What is serving and speaking for others
What was the First Continental Congress?
What is focusing on how the colonists should respond to the passage of the Intolerable Acts
How many years passed between the first tax on the colonies and the start of the war?
What is approximately 10 years
Who is Thomas Paine?
Who is a writer who traveled with the Continental Army to fight for independence
When was the Stamp Act created?
When was 1765 by King George III and the British parliament
What is repealed?
What is taking something back
What was the Second Continental Congress?
What is adopting the Declaration of Independence and signing the Articles of Confederation
What is taxation without representation?
What is colonists having to pay taxes put in place by the government, but did not have any representation or say in the decisions made by the government
Who was King George III?
Who is the British leader who wanted to push measures against the colonists who was inexperienced and stubborn
When was the Second Continental Congress?
When was 1775
What is a revolution?
What is a forcible overthrow of the government or social order, in favor of a new system
What is a document that helped unify the colonists and communicated to the British what the colonists thought every person should have: basic principles of freedom
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