People
This man started the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Patriot
Put a tax on all paper goods
Stamp Act
The Second Continental Congress created, started, and funded these two organizations
Army and Navy
How many men were on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence
5
This person was the President of the Second Continental Congress
John Hancock
Thomas Gage
Loyalist
Put a tax on all tea and prevented the colonists to get tea from anywhere other than the East India Tea Company
Tea Act
This man was appointed the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army after The Second Continental Congress voted for him
George Washington
Who also went on the midnight ride with Paul Revere
William Dawes
The person lied to fight during the American Revolution for a year and a half and evaded doctors in fear of being caught after getting shot twice in the leg
Deborah Sampson
John Hancock
Patriot
In retaliation to the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty spilled tea leaves into the Harbor
Boston Tea Party
John Hancock, President assigned a committee to create what document
The Declaration of Independence
Who coined the term "Shot heard around the world"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This person sent the alarm before Lexington and Concord but was captured by the British before they would make it to Concord
Paul Revere
Thomas Hutchinson
Loyalist
Put a tax on common household items like paint and cloth
Townshend Acts
Who was the financial broker the Second Continental Congress used to get money for the army
Haym Salomon
The __________ supported the British and the _____________ supported the Colonists
Hessians and France
This person wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence and eventually became a United States President
Thomas Jefferson
Benedict Arnold
Patriot then Loyalist
Taxed the colonists of Boston and placed new laws on them because of their actions from the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
When did the Second Continental Congress vote to gain independence
July 2, 1776
What is the name of the storage place for colonial and British supplies
Powder House