Bonus Questions
What is another name for a loyalist?
a Tori
What American privateer captain raided the English coast and famously said, "I have not yet begun to fight"
John Paul Jones
"We shall all hang together or we shall surely all hang separately"
Benjamin Franklin
At what location did, "The Shot heard around the world" take place?
Lexington
Where did the fighting at Bunker Hill actually take place?
Breed's Hill
What was the final vote for Independence?
12 Yes, O no, 1 abstention (NY)
Name at least two patriots who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival?
Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, Israel Bissell, and Sybil Ludington
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have the consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Thomas Paine (The American Crisis)
After the British were removed from Boston, what city marked their return with 34,000 soldiers?
New York City
What was the main objective of the Treaty of Paris?
England recognized American independence
Which colony did not cast a yea (yes) vote for Independence?
New York
Describe the role played by Benjamin Franklin before Revolution was declared AND one role after the war was won.
He helped frame the Declaration of Independence.
He helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
"Resolve that these colonies are and have a right to be free and independent states...."
Richard Henry Lee
What American victory in South Carolina was the turning point for the Patriots?
The Battle of Cowpens
What natural boundary in the west did the English have to guard because of the Proclamation of 1763
The Appalachian Mountains.
What is the name of the British captain at the Boston Massacre? (last name)
Captain Preston
Who was the outspoken member of the House of Burgesses who inspired colonial patriotism with the, "Give me liberty or give me death" speech?
Patrick Henry
Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,.....
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
What famous Bostonian encourages an angry crowd to commit the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
Fill in the blank. "A ____________ whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Prince
Who was a former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence?
Phillis Wheatley
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
What occasion was marked by the ratification of the Declaration of Independence?
The birth of the United States.
Which was the only colony that did not participate in the discussions at the First Continental Congress
Georgia
What three things did the signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged to each other?
Lives, Fortune, and Sacred Honor