Benjamin Franklin assisted the draft of the Declaration of independence in _____
When is 1776
100
He said _____________ warning all the colonists about the British.
What is "The British are coming."
100
Adams helped organize ___________.
What is the Boston Tea Party
100
In the beginning of the Revolution, when _______ was Philadelphia a lot, Abigail was left with the entire care of the young family
Who is John Adams
100
In _____ he passed an act taxing tea in the colonies
When is 1773
200
In_______ Franklin was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly
When is 1751
200
He devised a system of _____ to warn the minutemen of a British invasion
What are lanterns?
200
He signed _____________________.
What is the U.S. Declaration of Independence
200
After the signing of _____________, she joined her husband to spend the next eight months in Paris and then three years in London.
What is the treaty of peace
200
The _______________ laid out the Americans’ case for freedom, portraying George III as an inflexible tyrant who had squandered his right to govern the colonies
What is Declaration of Independence
300
Franklin helped _______draft a copy of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
300
During the war Revere set up a factory that made _______ for the military forces.
What is gunpowder
300
A strong opponent of British taxation, Adams helped organize resistance in Boston to ___________ of 1765.
What is Britain's Stamp Act
300
When _____ fired on Boston's harbor and left the continental army with nothing to defend themselves with, Abigail could see it from the window of her house
Who are the British
300
The king was reluctant to come to terms with his army’s defeat at ________ in 1781
What is Yorktown
400
Following the end of the war, Franklin stayed in France as the______ ambassador
What is American
400
In 1773 he helped lead ___________ protest
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
Samuel Adams was a main organizer of ___________.
What is the Sons of Liberty
400
She wanted America to break away from ________ so they could make their own laws
What is Great Britain
400
He drafted an ________ speech but in the end decided to defer to Parliament’s peace negotiations
What is abdication
500
During the latter stages of the Revolution, Franklin served as minister to ________?
What is France
500
He also served in the army, defending _______.
What is Boston Harbor
500
Samuel Adams rose to prominence in the Massachusetts assembly during the opposition to __________ in 1765.
What is the Stamp Act
500
She thought that the women should have more power in _______ during the war
What is government
500
The Americans complained of _____ without representation and staged the Boston Tea Party, but North held firm with George’s backing.