Vocabulary
Define tyranny
The unjust use of power
Who enforced the sugar act?
Armed tax collectors
Where did it happen?
Boston Massachusetts
When was the declaration primarily signed? (Double points for exact date: day, month, year)
The declaration was signed on August 2, 1776. July 4, 1776 is when the document was voted approval by the delegates.
Define minutemen
Ordinary citizens armed and ready to fight whenever needed
Define delegate
A person who officially represents a group of people.
What was the sugar act?
An act that raised taxes on luxury items.
When did it happen? (Double points if EXACT date —day/month/year— is given.)
March 5, 1770
Where was it signed? (Hint: There were two names for this building! One that we use today and one that was used in 1776. If one is given, normal points. If both are given, double points. This DOES NOT apply for deductions. Points will still be given if 2nd one given is wrong. But first one given must be right in order to try for the second one)
1776: Pennsylvania State house
Now: Independence Hall
Name the 2 Tea Parties.
Boston Tea Party and Edenton Tea Party
What was a boycott?
The refusal to buy certain items.
What was the Stamp Act?
Where stamps had to be purchased for printed paper. (Deeds, newspapers, contracts, playing cards)
How many colonists were killed as a result of the massacre?
5
What kind of independence was the declaration asking for?
Colonial Independence
What was so special about the Edenton Tea Party?
It was a protest organized by women
What were the writs of assistance?
Search warrants
The book “Sophia’s War” is a historical fiction book about a girl named Sophia and her mother. They were patriots staying in British-occupied New York when they returned home to find their house in shambles. They then had to pose as loyalists to prevent from being hung. Because they were loyalists, they had to allow John Andre — a British soldier— to stay in their home with them. Which of the three acts (stamp act, sugar act, quartering act) is this event describing?
The Quartering Act states that colonies must feed and house British troops.
What initiated this event?
Colonists verbally insulted a group of soldiers at a local tax office.
What are the first 3 words in the declaration?
We the people
Which one happened first? Battle of Lexington or Battle of Concord
Battle of Lexington
Define Provincial Congress
extra-legal legislative bodies established in ten of the Thirteen Colonies early in the American Revolution (approx 1774)
During the stamp act, NC colonists prevented a British ship from unloading at one of their docks in __________.
Brunswick
Among the colonists that were killed, there was a man named Crispus Attucks. What was special about him? (Hint: There are 2 correct answers! If both are selected, you get double points. If one is selected you get normal points. But this also applies for deductions. If you get the first one wrong, you get -500. If you get the first one right but the second one wrong, -1000. But first one given must be right in order to try for the second one)
A. He was the first casualty
B. He was a senator
C. He was the only African American
Name one of the 3 NC delegates who signed the declaration.
Joseph Hewes, William Hopper, John Penn
How many British soldiers were killed in the battle of Bunker Hill?
200