American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned that "the British are coming."
Who is Paul Revere?
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
What is a Patriot?
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
Someone who remained faithful to King George III.
What is a Loyalist?
The Commander of the Continental Army who would later go on to be the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
Refusal to buy goods.
What is a boycott?
He has a recent musical written about his life as a founding father.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This act forced colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
These Acts punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
He wrote the Star Spangled Banner-our National Anthem.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
This confrontation took place on March 5, 1770. It began as a protest by the colonists but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent.
What is Taxation without Representation?
A famous couple known for their love letters-he was a founding father.
Who are John and Abigail Adams?
This country became an ally to the Patriots.
What is France?
He was considered the biggest traitor in the American Revolution.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
He has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
This Frenchman was second in command to George Washington.
Who was the Marquis de Layfayette?
The war the British were in debt from and which caused them to tax the colonists.
What is the French and Indian War?
This battle was a loss for the Patriots yet gave them a boost in morale as they showed they could go up against the British.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Who is Thomas Paine?
These battles were seen as the turning point in the war.
What are the Battles of Saratoga?
He surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is Cornwallis?
He was the third president of the United States and helped write both the Declaration of Indpenedence and the Constitution. He also invented the macaroni machine.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?