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King of England during the American Revolution.
KING GEORGE III.
100
Document written by the American colonists to explain why they wanted to separate from Great-Britain.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
100
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims came to the Americas on.
Mayflower
100
What did Congress cut out of Jefferson's draft of the Declaration?
all references to Slavery
100
The first commander-in-chief or president of the new nation
George Washington
100
At what meeting did delegates adopt the final draft of the Declaration of Independence?
The Second Continental Congress
200
Tax issued by Britain in 1765, on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.
Stamp Act
200
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
200
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
200
Motto of the Revolutionary War (Patriots)
No taxation without representation
200
Tense relations between the British military and colonists that led to a confrontation on March 5, 1770, with colonists throwing snowballs, ice, and clubs at British troops, and ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
200
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
300
This act put a tax that the colonists had to pay taxes on crates of English tea.
Tea Act
300
George Washington's decisive victory over General Lord Cornwallis who surrendered/considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
Yorktown
300
On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the "United Colonies.” From now on they would be the _____ _____ of _________.
United States of America
300
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonists
300
True or False:
The British King needed the money from the colonists' taxes to pay for the French-Indian war he had won. (protecting the borders of the 13 British colonies)
TRUE
300
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
400
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
400
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea by ...
Boston Tea Party/threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
400
What day was the DOI approved
July 4 1776
400
A colonist that did not takes sides during the American Revolution.
Neutral/neutralist
400
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular group or country?
A boycott.
400
How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
56
500
Large British armies were sent in North America to defend the 13 English colonies in this 7-year long war, the F ____- I____ War.
French-Indian War
500
What are the Unalienable Rights seen in the DOI
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
500
The French - Indian War was fought between the _______________ and ________________ for the territories in North America.
The French and British
500
Lexington and Concord, are known as the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies: it is the _______ ________ around the _______.
the shot heard around the world
500
Join or Die, the first political cartoon to encourage colonists to unite against the French and the Natives was created by B ____ F______ a Founding Father who was also a scientist and inventor. He's on the $100 bill.
Benjamin Franklin
500
When did the Continental Congress actually pass a resolution of independence?
July 2 1776
600
The first meeting of the 13 colonies where they first discussed being United Colonies against the Intolerable Acts (taxes) imposed by the British.
1st Continental Congress
600
the number of colonists that died during the Boston Massacre
5 civilians
600
the right to self governance
sovereignty
600
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), approved the ...
Declaration of Independence
600
The Declaration of Independence - the founding document of the United States - was adopted on July 4, 1776 by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in the city of P ______________.
Philadelphia
600
How many grievances were listed in the Declaration of Independence?
18