History
The date that the Declaration of Independence went into effect and has been celebrated as a major holiday since then
What is July 4, 1776?
the word for a loose alliance or friendship between the states
What is a confederation?
This was a protest after the British imposed a tax on tea, giving them a monopoly. It made the tea cheaper than smuggled tea
What is the Boston Tea Party?
the study of the rights and duties of citizenship
What is civics?
The fraction amount that the colonies were divided into as loyalists, patriots, and neutral
What is thirds?
The first direct tax on the colonists. It sparked the saying "no taxation without representation"
What is the Stamp Act?
This war was started because of these grievances: taxes, rights, and independence
What is the Revolutionary War?
The first main bloodshed of the Revolutionary War.
the purpose of this document was to govern the confederacy, considered the first constitution
This man is the main writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
a series of laws, through "duties", taxing things like lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea. Divided the colonists into loyalists and patriots
What are the Townshend Acts?
This document was a list of grievances from the colonies to King George. It also announced the independence of America from Great Britian.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Major American general who is famous for treason because he defected to the British Army in 1780
Who is Benedict Arnold?
A series of laws written by the British Parliament to punish the colonists, mainly Massachusetts, for the Boston Tea Party
What is Georgia?
This was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was a persuasive argument for the separation from Great Britain, urging people to use their better judgement.
What is "Common Sense"?
This document led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence, King George refused to read it.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The battle that spurred the phrase, "shot heard round the world"
What is Lexington and Concord?
The treaty signed to end the war, in September 1783
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This historical figure's name has been used to this day to describe putting your signature on a document. His was the largest of all.
Who is John Hancock?
This is the agreement, through debate, that was made at the later Constitutional Congress. It created the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is the Great Compromise?
The general who led the Constitutional Convention in 1787
Who is General George Washington?
The British general who surrendered to General Washington at the Battle of Yorktown
Who is General Cornwallis?
These were the 3 other men who wrote the Declaration of Independence with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Need at least 2
Who are Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston?
This man said the famous quote, "Give me liberty, or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry?