Historical Figures
Who did congress make commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What type of warfare did the colonists use against the British?
Guerrilla Warfare
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What was the slogan used to express the colonists' frustration about the taxes and not being able to elect someone from America?
No Taxation Without Representation!
What was the nickname that colonists gave to the British soldiers as a mockery?
Redcoats
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
What was the name of the militia groups created to fight the British at any moment?
Minutemen
What were the four goods that were taxed with the Townshend Acts?
In which city did the First and Second Continental Congresses meet?
Philadelphia
Which Native American tribe did the Sons of Liberty dress up as during the Boston Tea Party?
Mohawk
Who was the African American freed slave who was shot and killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The British
The tax on tea caused the Sons of Liberty to perform a famous protest. What is this event known as?
The Boston Tea Party
What was the name of the peace petition that Congress sent to the King?
The Olive Branch Petition
Why were the Committees of Correspondence created?
Who rode ahead of the British to warn the colonists and Sons of Liberty at Lexington & Concord?
Paul Revere
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British
What was the Act that forced colonists to house British soldiers?
List at least two members of the Sons of Liberty.
John Adams, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Benedict Arnold, and more.
To save ammunition at the Battle of Bunker Hill, what were soldiers told to do?
Hold their fire until they saw the whites in their eyes
Who created the first Committee of Correspondence?
Sam Adams
What caused the Continental Army to retreat from the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Why was the Stamp Act passed?
To cover the costs of war
At the Battle of Bunker Hill, which hill served as the main battleground?
Breed's Hill
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