Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Trivia
Important People
Misc..
100
Volunteer soldiers ready to fight in a minutes notice?
What is minutemen
100
The Daughters of Liberty decided to ______________ tea.
What is boycott
100
The first battle of the American Revolution was at?
What is Lexington
100
This person was a silversmith who rode to warn the colonists.
Who is Paul Revere
100
Who was John Adams wife?
Who is Abigail Adams
200
To take back or cancel
What is repeal
200
The people who wanted to "Break Away" from Great Britian were called?
What is a Patriot
200
This act forced the colonists to pay taxes every time they bought a newspaper, pamphlet, or signed a legal document.
What is the Stamp Act
200
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
This person was a shoemaker and a friend of Paul Reveres. He also rode to warn the colonists.
Who is William Dawes
300
To refuse to buy or do business with
What is boycott
300
People who wanted to stay British citizens but live in the 13 colonies were called?
What is a Loyalist
300
This was a famous phrase by the colonists which expressed their unhappiness with British taxes.
What is "no taxation without representation"
300
This person published the pamphlet Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
300
Who said "Give me Liberty or give me death"?
Who is Patrick Henry
400
Someone who turns against his country
What is traitor
400
A colonist who turned against England was called a ____________ by the King.
What is a traitor
400
This tax taxed tea, paper, lead, and paint.
What is the Townshend Acts
400
This person encouraged the colonists to FIGHT for independence.
Who is Patrick Henry
400
This British victory cost the lives of 1,000 British soldiers.
What is The Battle of Bunker Hill
500
A military force
What is militia
500
England made the colonists angry when they enforced the first taxes in 1765. These taxes were known as the?
What is Stamp Act
500
Some colonists worried that independence from Great Britian would mean the loss of ___________ with Britian.
What is Trade
500
This person was a leading Boston supporter of Liberty. He was a patriot and President of the Continental Congress.
Who is John Hancock.
500
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
What is to explain why the colonies had to separate from Great Britian.
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