Definitions
What does "independence" mean?
Freedom
Who was Paul Revere/What did he do?
Warned that the British were coming
Name the place/places the first shots of the war were.
Lexington and Concord
What was dumped into the harbour?
Tea
Tell me the difference between a loyalist and a patriot.
A loyalist wants to stay under King George's control. A patriot does not.
Who was the leader of Britain during the American Revolution?
King George III
What was the place where soldiers trained in the cold called?
Valley Forge
Why did the colonists dump tea into the harbour?
To protest high taxes
What does "boycott" mean?
To refuse something from a specific person/place
Who was the leader of the American soldiers?
George Washington
Where was the tea dumped during the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Harbour
What is a "tax?'"
Money people must pay to the government
Define "minutemen."
Soldiers who got ready for war quickly
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
In what city did the British finally surrender?
Yorktown
Tell me who the Sons and Daughters of Liberty were and what they each did.
Sons held protests. Daughters hand-made clothing and goods so they didn't spend money on British things.
What was the Homestead Act?
The people were givin land for free as long as they lived and farmed on it.
What did people call the British soldiers because of their uniforms?
Redcoats
King George was the ruler of what country?
Great Britain
What did the Sons of Liberty disguise themselves as?
Native Americans