The declaration of independence
Most people think there were 13 but they were actually 15 of these.
What were the original american colonies?
On what date did Revere begin his famous ride to warn American colonists of the approaching British troops?
When was April 18, 1775?
The presence of British soldiers in Boston, sent to enforce these taxes on items like glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea, contributed to tensions that led to the massacre.
What are the Townshend Duties?
This event on December 16, 1773, is a direct protest of the Tea Act.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
As the main author of the Declaration of Independence, he later became the third president of the United States
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
These are three of the original coloniesDelaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
What is Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey?
Revere had a back-up plan in case he was caught. He arranged for signal lanterns to be placed in the steeple of this church.
What was The Old North Church?
The exact date of the Boston Massacre?
What is March 5, 1770?
In a key act of protest, the Sons of Liberty destroyed over 340 of these aboard ships in Boston Harbor.
What are chests of tea?
He was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
While adopted on July 4, 1776, most delegates signed the Declaration of Independence on this later date.
What is August 2, 1776?
The famous line "one if by land, and two if by sea" referred to the British troop movements. The two lanterns in the steeple meant the British would come by this method.
what is By sea?
This colonial silversmith created a famous, though propagandistic, engraving of the event to stir anti-British sentiment.
who was Paul Revere?
This is the name of the tea company that lost its tea.
What is the East Indian company?
This Founding Father was the editor of the Declaration of Independence and an ambassador to France, where he secured the Treaty of Paris.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by this legislative body.
What was the continental Congress?
Revere was part of a group of patriots that opposed British rule, and they employed him as an express rider in 1774 and 1775.
What are the Sons of Liberty?
The Boston Massacre intensified anti-British feelings and was a pivotal event that fueled the colonists' path to this war for independence.
What was the American Revolution?
This leader of the Sons of Liberty was a prominent organizer of the protest.
Who was Samuel Adam’s?
This British Captain was the officer in charge of the soldiers who fired into the crowd and was later tried but acquitted for his role in the event.
Who is Captain Thomas Preston?
"Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are unalienable rights mentioned in the Declaration, along with these three unalienable rights.
What are "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"?
Revere was captured by a British patrol but this other rider, who continued on with the warning, was the one who made it to Concord.
Who is Samuel Prescott?
The nickname for the British soldiers, derived from the color of their uniforms?
What are redcoats?
The American colonists protested this earlier British tax law, even though it was not the cause of the Tea Party.
What is the Stamp Act?
As the British Prime Minister, he pushed for the Tea Act and later the Coercive acts to punish Boston for the destruction of the tea.
Who is Lord North?