Acts
In 1770 the Townshend Act was repealed, but the tax on what remained, that led to one of the most memorable events of the American Revolution?
tea
At the Albany Congress, Benjamin Franklin brought within him a strange drawing of a snake cut into eight pieces. Franklin used his clever diagram to make the statement that unless the colonies united, they, like the snake, were sure to die. The slogan under the snake read?
JOIN, or DIE.
What profession is Johnny Tremain apprenticing for?
silversmith
Who famously rode to warn of the British advancement?
Paul Revere
AND...William Dawes
What date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress?
July 4, 1776
An organized refusal to buy or use a product as a way to protest or show strong disapproval
boycott
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty of give me death." The attitude toward those words, spoken by who, echoed strongly across the minds of the colonists.
Patrick Henry
Who does Johnny use to gather information about the plans of the British army and relay it to the Sons of Liberty?
Dove
Who was chosen to draft a "declaration of independence"?
Thomas Jefferson
*not a member of the Sons of Liberty
What date did the American Revolution start?
April 19, 1775
The British law requiring the colonies to pay taxes on legal papers such as marriage licenses, college diplomas, and newspapers.
The Stamp Act
Who fired the "shot heard 'round the world"?
No one knows for certain who fired first, but it marks the official start of the American Revolution.
This British solider is sympathetic to the colonists cause and just wants to raise cows
Pumpkin
At the Second Continental Congress it was agreed that the colonists needed one man to lead their scattered militia and build a continental army...who was that man?
George Washington
*not a member of the Sons of Liberty
What date did the Boston Tea Party occur?
December 16, 1773
In 1767, Parliament passed this act placing new taxes on British goods, such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
Townsend Act
King George famously responded to this by saying "The die is cast...the colonies must either submit or triumph."
Until the British Parliament listened to the demands of the colonies, the First Continental Congress agreed the colonies were to boycott trade with England and begin to build armed militias.
Describe the Lyte family crest and motto
An eye rising out of the sea with rays of light
Engraved is the motto "Let there be Lyte"
Who published, Common Sense, a pamphlet that captured the essence of liberty and purpose for government. Written in common language it quickly pulled together the minds and hearts of many colonists.
Thomas Paine
*not a member of the Sons of Liberty
The signing of the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the Revolutionary War, occurred on what date?
September 3, 1783
In 1774, Parliament made an example of the Bostonians for their act of defiance by passing this act which closed Boston harbor to all trade and business
Intolerable Acts
At the signing of the Declaration of Independence, who said "We must, indeed, all hang together or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Benjamin Franklin
This phrase symbolizes the purpose of the American Revolution: fighting for individual freedom, dignity, and independence and ties the book Johnny Tremain to the real events of the American Revolution.
"that a man can stand up"
This man founded the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
August 2, 1776