Famous People
Who rode to warn the colonists, shouting "The British are coming!"?
Paul Revere
Where did the first shots of the American Revolution take place in April 1775?
Lexington and Concord
What did the British tax that made the colonists refuse to buy it and led to protests?
Tea
What document explained why the colonies wanted independence and was signed in 1776?
The Declaration of Independence
What document was written to explain why the colonies wanted to break away from Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
This battle ended the Revolutionary War with the British surrendering in 1781.
The Battle of Yorktown
What was the name of the act that taxed paper goods and required a stamp on items?
The Stamp Act
Where did representatives meet to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
What was the new plan of government agreed upon in 1787?
The United States Constitution
This woman disguised herself as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War.
Deborah Sampson
What event caused the British to close the Boston Harbor and forbid town meetings?
The Boston Tea Party
What did the British close in Boston to punish the colonists for the tea party?
The Boston Harbor
What bell rang to mark the first public reading of the Declaration?
The Liberty Bell
What bill was added 10 years later to protect freedoms like speech and religion?
The Bill of Rights
He was a patriot killed in the Boston Massacre and was once a runaway slave.
Crispus Attucks
At what battle did the colonists deal with hunger, cold, and disease?
Valley Forge
Why were the colonists angry about paying taxes?
They had no representatives in Parliament
What do we call a nation that is no longer governed by another country?
Independent
What was the name of the first tax passed on paper sold in the colonies?
The Stamp Act
Which patriot is known for writing the Declaration that says, "all men are created equal"?
Thomas Jefferson
Where did the British soldiers march to seize weapons stored by colonists, leading to fighting?
Concord
What was the name of the group who dumped tea into Boston Harbor?
The Sons of Liberty
What is the name of the successful United States' government?
The United States Constitution
What document did the leaders write in 1776 to explain to the world why the colonies wanted to be free?
The Declaration of Independence