American Rev. 1
How many meetings were the continental congress supposed to have?
2
How many troops did the British send to New York?
34,000
What is a customs house
the place where the king kept his money in the Boston colonies
Why was the jury not held in Boston?
John Adams believed that Bostonians would not hold a fair trial for the British soldiers
The Father of the Country, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, and the First President of the United States
George Washington
How many meetings did the continental congress actually have before the war?
1
What country aided the Americans?
France
What did the colonists throw at British soldiers?
Oyster shells, stones, ice, snowballs
What company sold tea to the colonists?
The British East India Company
A leading diplomat, scientist, and inventor of the 18th century as well as one of the most famous of the Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin
Who were the new additions to congress in 1775?
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
How many Americans and how many French warships were sent to the final battle?
14,000 troops, 36 french warships
Were the colonists or the British violent?
the colonists
What kind of tea was smuggled into the colonies?
Dutch Tea
A traitor who defected from the Continental Army to the British for money to pay his debts.
Benedict Arnold
Where did the British evacuate to before taking over New York?
Canada
What was used as a peace offering to end the American revolution?
Sword
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?
5
How many chests were thrown into the ocean?
342
He was a founding father who was responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence as well as the third President of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
On what date did they vote to pass the declaration of independence?
July 4th
What two other countries did Britain sign a peace treaty with?
France and Spain
Name one person killed in the Boston Massacre
Attucks, Crispus
Caldwell, James
Gray, Samuel
Maverick, Samuel
They cut openings in the chest so the tea would be ruined by the sea water
He was called the Father of the Constitution and Father of the Bill of Rights for his role in drafting both documents as well as for his working to have them ratified.
James Madison