Leaders
Problems with Great Britain
Vocabulary Terms
Random Questions
100
I was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army that fought Great Britain. I later became the first president of the United States.
George Washington
100
Great Britain wanted to start a colony because it wanted more ________ and power.
wealth (money, gold, silver, goods)
100
True or False: Taxes is when the government gives you money.
False
The government makes you pay money.
100
I was a leader in the colonies. John Adams and I helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?
a) Paul Revere
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
200
I was a leader in the colonies. I helped convince other leaders to speak out against the unfair treatment from Great Britain. I later became the Vice President of the United States.
John Adams
200
True or False: The colonists were happy about paying a tax on tea.
False
200
What word means to move to a place and take control of it?
a) colonize
b) independence
c) wealth
a) colonize
200
I said, "Give me liberty or give me death". Who am I?
a) George Washington
b) Paul Revere
c) Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
300
I heard that the British were coming to the colonies, so I rode my horse through town warning the colonists.
Paul Revere
300
True or False: Great Britain taxed playing cards. 
True
300
What does "taxation without representation" mean?
The colonists did not have anyone in the British government to speak up for them.
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a) Patrick Henry
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Washington
Thomas Jefferson