Visual depictions
Important Documents
Founding Fathers
Key dates
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Who made this image?
Paul Revere´s depiction of the Boston Massacre
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This document was written by a group of 5 people appointed during the second meeting of the continental congress.
The Declaration of Independence
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This man is known for his work on the Declaration of Independence as well as being the second president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
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This day 5 or 6 people were killed by British soldiers.
March 5th 1770
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Who is this?
King George III
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This is the most popular book in all of American history.
Common Sense
200
This man is well known for his scientific endeavors and diplomatic skills among many others. Many people mistakenly this he was a president of the United States and his face is on the $100 dollar bill.
Benjamin Franklin
200
This day a group led by the Sons of Liberty decided they did not like British Tea.
December 6th 1773
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Name 3 of the 5 people in this image.
Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman
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This document had a very different tone and was mostly respectful to the King written by a colony who was not as upset as Boston.
The Petition from the New York Assembly to His Majesty, George III
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This woman lived with John and Abigail Adams and is known for her poetry.
Phillis Wheatly
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What year were the Intolerable Acts Passed in Britain?
1774
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Was this image made by the Loyalists or the Patriots
The Loyalists
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This document was made by the King and was an official notice to those that disloyalty of his subjects would not be tolerated.
The King´s Proclamation.
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This man played many roles during the Revolution in addition to his skilled labor as a silversmith.
Paul Revere
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The First Continental Congress met during this year and wrote the Continental Congress' Declaration of Rights and Grievances against Great Britain, which was a precursor to the Declaration of Independence.
1774
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What battles does this image depict?
The Battles of Lexington and Conord
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The documents containing Depositions from Lexington and Concord give us an idea of what happened that day, Why were people at that time trying to figure out exactly what happened during these "battles"?
Britain and the Colonies were not officially at war yet.
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This man was a Native American who adopted the culture and way of life of Europeans but tried to protect his home and people.
Joseph Brant
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This war happened before the American Revolutionary War and Britain used it as their reasoning for making the colonies pay taxes.
The French and Indian War.