Which person said he could be ready "in a minute's notice" to defend his home and colony?
What is a minuteman?
100
Who was the king of England as these troubles began?
Who is King George III?
100
Who won the French and Indian War?
Who are the British?
100
What was Paul Revere's occupation (career, job, vocation)?
What is a silversmith?
100
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
Who are the French (and their Indian allies) versus the British (and their Indian allies)?
200
Who fired the first shot to begin the American War for Independence? British? American? Who?
No one really knows.
200
Which group of people wanted to be free from the heavy hand of King George III and Parliament?
Who were the patriots?
200
What area of land did the French and British both claim and have a conflict over?
What is the Ohio River Valley?
200
Which British law--passed in Parliament without any colonial representation--required most printed materials to have a stamp affixed to them, proving that they have paid a tax?
What is the Stamp Act?
200
In what year did the French and Indian War begin?
What is 1756?
300
What month and year was the Boston Tea Party?
What is December 1773?
300
Who was a good friend of George Whitefield--and even measured the amount of people in a given crowd to whom he preached?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
300
Who gave a famous speech in the Virginia House of Burgesses ending in "...but as for me, give me liberty or give me death"?
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
How many Americans died in the Boston Massacre?
What is five (5)?
300
Where was the first shot (it was heard 'round the world) fired that led to the War of Independence?
Where is Lexington, Massachusetts?
400
Who gave the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
400
Who was the first African-American to have published in the New World?
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
400
Who wrote the poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"? (first and last name please)
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
400
What year did the French and Indian War end?
What is 1763?
400
How was Louisiana (it was a colony then) affected by the events of the French and Indian War?
Many Acadians (Cajuns) arrived in Louisiana.
500
What is the spiritual revival called of the early 1700s in the American colonies?
What is "The Great Awakening"?
500
Who painted a portrait of Paul Revere with his teapot?
Who is John Singleton Copley?
500
Who painted the painting "George Washington"--a full portrait?
Who is Gilbert Stuart?
500
What is the name of the most famous sermon that Jonathan Edwards gave?
What is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
500
Who painted the famous painting depicting George Washington crossing the Delaware?