People
I wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What is a grievance?
A complaint
"The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
How did the colonists protest the British taxes?
They refused to buy British goods
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord so important?
I wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," urging colonists to break away from Great Britain
Thomas Paine
This is another word for representative
Delegate
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
Commander Putnam
What was the first plan of government in the United States called?
Articles of Confederation
What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?
Britain and France both claimed lands in North America
I am the first African American poet to have their work published
Phyllis Wheatley
If you work against your own government you are committing this crime
Treason
"Resolved: That these united colonies ought to be, free and independent states."
Richard Henry Lee
Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774?
Colonists were afraid Britain would take stronger action against them
Who signed their name the biggest on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
I was one of the Sons of Liberty, and I organized the first Committee of Correspondence
Samuel Adams
This is a wall made of earth and stone that soldiers hid behind during the Battle of Bunker Hill
earthwork
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
What took place at the First Continental Congress?
The congress wrote to the King of England saying they have rights to life, liberty, the right to assemble, and right to trial by jury
When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?
after the Battle of Bunker Hill
I was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation
Who were the minutemen?
Soldiers in colonial militias who were ready to fight at a minute's notice
"In the new code of law which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies.."
Abigail Adams
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
All lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to Native Americans
Why is July 4, 1776 such an important date in American history?
Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence