PEOPLE
PLACES
DOCUMENTS
DEFINITIONS
MISC.
100
Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?
What is George Washington
100
D of I stands for what? And what is the date we celebrate our D or I?
What is July 4th, Declaration of Independence.
100
What does the word representation mean?
What is A voice in one’s government.
100
What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?
What is France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America
200
How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
What is They spread information quickly.
200
What does it mean to boycott something?
What is not to buy or refuse to use services by someone
200
Who signed the Declaration of Independence the largest?
What is John Hancock
200
Who drew up the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
What is Thomas Jefferson
300
Who organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party?
What is Samuel Adams
300
Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?
What is They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
300
Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774, and what did it do?
What is They met because they wanted to decide how to respond to British policies and actions. They sent a petition to the king stating colonist’s rights and to stop trade with Britain.
300
What effects did the Battle of Bunker Hill have? .
What is 1. It proved to the British that the colonists would not be easy to defeat in battle. 2. It angered the British leaders. 3. King Geoge III promised to use stronger methods to crush the colonial rebellion
300
What important idea do these words express? “…governments are instituted(formed) among Men, deriving(getting) their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
What is 1. People are responsible for starting governments. 2. Governments get their power from the agreement of the people.
400
What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
What is The Articles of Confederation
400
What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?
What is It passed new tax laws for the colonies.
400
Who called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain?
What is Richard Henry Lee
400
What was the Proclamation of 1763, and how did colonists react to it?
What is 1. It was when the British announced that lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were for the Native Americans 2. Colonists were angry about it. They ignored it and settled on the lands anyway.
400
In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies? (students should know 4 of these ways) .
What is 1. They boycotted British goods. 2. They wove their own cloth instead of buying British cloth. 3. They chased British tax collectors out of town. 4. They formed the Committees of Correspondence. 5. They formed militias
500
Who was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation?
What is John Dickinson
500
What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history? .
What is Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence
500
How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?
What is They refused to buy British goods.
500
What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
What is The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.
500
When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?
What is After the Battle of Bunker Hill
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