Declaration of Independence (for fun; not on quiz)
100
The war leading to great debt for England but also successfully holding onto colonial territory.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
A famous group of men who originated in Boston organized protests and boycotts, including the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
100
Boston is in this colony.
What is Massachusetts?
100
The term used for people who sided with England.
What is a Loyalist?
100
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence.
What is to break up with England?
200
Tax on legal papers, newspapers, wills, and even playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
200
An organized refusal to buy certain goods as a form of protest.
What is a boycott?
200
The ocean dividing England and the colonies.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
Winner of the French and Indian War.
What is the British (and colonies)?
200
The leading author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
Colonists were forced to house and feed British soldiers under this law.
What is the Quartering Act?
300
Newspaper articles, cartoons, posters, and drawings that might have exaggerated a situation, such as the famous image of the Boston Massacre, used to gain support for a cause.
What is propaganda?
300
The southernmost colony.
What is Georgia?
300
Name of England's governing body.
What is Parliament?
300
The date the Declaration of Independence was officially signed and shared publicly.
What is July 4, 1776?
400
Colonists were upset that colonists did not have a voice in Parliament, leading to this cry.
What is Taxation without Representation?
400
Lines of communication between cities and colonies to share information on efforts against the British.
What is Committees of Correspondence?
400
The set of mountains marking the territory of the colonies by the Proclamation of 1763.
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
400
This young 23 year old Virginian, & future Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, fought & became a colonel in the French and Indian War.
Who is George Washington?
400
The introduction of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Preamble?
500
The Boston Harbor was closed in addition to other ordinances in response to the Boston Tea Party under this set of laws.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
500
Group of delegates from colonies gathered here to decide upon and compose the Declaration of Independence.
What is Continental Congress?
500
The Continental Congress met in this city (also the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed).
What is Philadelphia?
500
Defended British soldiers in the "Boston Massacre" trial because they deserved a fair trial.
What is John Adams?
500
According to the Declaration of Independence, King George is guilty of this.