Verbs
Synonyms and Antonyms
Founding Fathers
Vocabulary
Revolutionary War facts
100
The American colonies fought against the British during the Revolutionary war.
What is fought?
100
The word synonym means....
What is two words that mean the same thing or close to the same thing.
100
Who was our first president?
George Washington
100
Extra money that you pay to a government
tax
100
The American colonies fought against this country for their freedom during the Revolutionary war.
England
200
Paul Revere rode his horse all night to warn the colonists that the British were coming.
What is rode, warn and coming.
200
The word antonym means....
What is the opposite.
200
Who made a midnight ride to warn that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
200
What the colonists called the British soldiers
Redcoats
200
The American colonists dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped the tea into the harbor. What was this famous even in history called?
The Boston tea party
300
George Washington was our first president.
What is was
300
What is a synonym for big?
What is large, huge, enormous, mammoth, gigantic,
300
Who was Paul Revere's partner during the midnight ride?
William Dawes
300
A person who loves his or her country
patriot
300
The colonists wanted this man to be king, however he became our first president instead.
George Washington
400
The colonists threw the crates of tea into the harbor.
What is threw
400
What is an antonym for big?
What is small, tiny, little, teeny,
400
Name one man who signed the Declaration of Independence
Sam Adams, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson There were 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence, representing each of the thirteen colonies.
400
A person who does something to hurt his or her country
traitor
400
Our founding fathers signed a famous document stating our independence from England. This important paper was called the _______________.
Declaration of Independence
500
King George III wanted the colonists to pay a tea tax.
What is wanted and pay.
500
Look at the two words, dinner and supper. Are these two words synonyms or antonyms?
What is synonyms.
500
Name one of Ben Franklin's accomplishments.
Invented bifocals, started the first library, invented the printing press, wrote for a newspaper, discovered how electricity works, fought for the colonies in the Revolutionary war, signed the Declaration of Independence
500
The American colonies wanted ___________, or freedom from England. They wanted to be their won country.
independence
500
Paul Revere hung two lanterns in the Old North Church. What did this signal mean?
The British were coming by sea.
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