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Which event cost England a lot of money and causes the King to impose new taxes on the colonies to help pay for it?
The French and Indian War
True or False:
The Sons of Liberty never used violence to protest unfair taxes.
False
A secret organization made up of merchants and journalists formed to protest unfair taxes was called the _____________.
The colonists had no voice in parliament where new laws and taxes were developed and imposed on the colonies. As a result, the colonists began to use the slogan, "__________________!"
No taxation without representation
The ________ Act required colonists to pay extra taxes on paper goods such as newspapers, legal documents, and even playing cards.
Stamp Act
True or False:
The Declaration of Independence was a way for the colonists to respond to the tyranny and abuse of power by King George III.
True
What caused the first battle of the American Revolution?
The British were looking to seize a storehouse of weapons that belonged to the colonists, but met the Minutemen instead.
What did the Stamp Act do that England did not expect?
It united the colonies against England
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence and became the third president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up in disguise and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
On what day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
In 1774 delegates from all the colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia to discuss the problems the colonies were having with England. This was called the____________
First Continental Congress
The first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War took place at ____________. It became known as The Shot Heard Around the World.
Lexington
Who wrote Common Sense that challenged the colonists to fight for independence?
Thomas Paine
It took 17 days to write the Declaration of Independence. Who wrote it?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary Era who lost all 13 colonies?
King George III
The American Troops defeated the British in New York during the ____________ in the fall of 1777.
Battle of Saratoga
A year after the First Continental Congress, the representatives met in Philadelphia again. What did they discuss?
Who was a lawyer in Massachusetts who served on the Declaration of Independence Committee. He later became the second president of the United States.
John Adams
Who was an officer who turned against Americans and joined the British Army?
Benedict Arnold
Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army; he led 2,400 men across the Delaware River on Christmas Day, 1776?
George Washington
In 1781, the Continental Army defeated the British troops for the final time at Yorktown, Virginia. What British leader surrendered to General George Washington?
Lord Cornwallis
Who was a colonial leader who was also an inventor and scientist. He also helped create the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin
Who became known for his famous speech just before the Revolutionary War began. He said," Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Which colony didn't show up for the First Continental Congress?
Georgia