People & Places
This man was the commander of the Continental Army and helped keep soldiers motivated
Who is George Washington?
The colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes; this event led to the Intolerable Acts.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This word means "freedom from control by another country."
In June 1776 the Continental Congress met to discuss breaking away from this country.
What is Britain? (great britain)
This Boston location was where British soldiers fired into a crowd on March 5, 1770.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This phrase describes the first military engagement where colonists stored weapons and militia faced British troops on April 19, 1775.
What is the shot heard round the world (or Battles of Lexington and Concord)
This word describes information or images meant to convince people to think a certain way.
What is Propaganda?
Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the first draft of this important document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
He rode on April 18, 1775 to warn militias that the British were coming and to protect stored weapons.
Who is Paul Revere?
After the Boston Tea Party, Britain closed Boston Harbor and limited Massachusetts’ government. These acts were called the _______ Acts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This term means "a complaint about something unfair," used in the Declaration to list colonists’ problems with the king.
What is grievance?
The Declaration lists rights that "cannot be taken away." Name one of the three "unalienable rights" mentioned in the document.
What is life, liberty, or pursuit of happiness?
This group met in Philadelphia in 1774 with 56 delegates to decide how to respond to Britain’s laws.
What is the 1st Continental Congress?
On April 19, 1775 colonists confronted 700 British soldiers on a green in this town; 8 colonists were killed.
What is the Battle of Lexington?
This word describes cruel or unfair use of power by a ruler.
What is tyranny?
This idea means that the government gets its power from the people it rules.
What is consent of the governed?
This harsh winter encampment is known for difficult conditions where George Washington’s army stayed; name the place
What is Valley Forge?
At Concord, colonists used walls and trees for cover and forced the British to retreat back to this city.
What is Boston?
This person, of African and Native American heritage, was the first colonist killed in the Boston Massacre and is often mentioned as the first to die for independence.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
The Declaration argued that all people are equal and deserve the same rights. This belief is called _______.
What is equality?