Important People #1
Who was the leader of the Colonial Army and was our first president?
George Washington
Who rode his horse to warn that "the Regulars are coming"?
Paul Revere
Who was the first so suggest that the colonies become independent and later became our first vice president?
John Adams
The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts were all ___________ that the king passed without asking the colonists.
taxes
Farmers who could be "ready in a minute" were known as _____________.
minutemen
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence (nice and big!)?
John Hancock
Who followed her husband into battle and brought water to the soldiers?
Molly Pitcher
Who said "taxation without representation" was unfair?
James Otis
Colonists argued and threw objects at British soldiers. Shots were fired and 5 colonists died, 8 were wounded. This event is known as the ___________.
Boston Massacre
The British soldiers marched to 2 towns outside Boston because they found out that colonists had hidden ___________ there.
weapons
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was married to the first vice president and spoke up for women's rights and African American's rights?
Abigail Adams
Samuel Adams
Colonists protested the tea act by dumping it into Boston harbor during the ___________.
Boston Tea Party
The first two battles of the American Revolution were fought in ______________ and _______________.
Lexington and Concord
Who was the first African American to die for the revolution?
Crispus Attucks
Who was the first African American poet to be published in the colonies?
Phillis Wheatley
Which two men (and members of the Sons of Liberty) were hiding in Lexington the night before the first battle of the revolution?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
The king closed ________ __________ and made the colonists pay for all the goods they dumped in the water.
Boston harbor
How many stars and stripes were on the original flag for the United States of America?
13
Who were the 2 men who HELPED write the Declaration of Independence?
Ben Franklin and John Adams
Which 2 other men (not the most famous one) also rode to warn the colonists that "the Regulars are coming?"
Dr. Samuel Prescott & William Dawes
Who was the leader of England?
This important document was signed during the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
Declaration of Independence
Even though it is known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, the real battle was fought on _______________.
Breed's Hill