Vocabulary Terms
These were colonists who were in favor of freedom and war with the British.
Patriots
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place along the Charles River outside of which city?
Boston
Who is known for the Midnight Run warning that, "The British are coming, The British are coming!"?
Paul Revere
What is another name for the American Revolution?
The Revolutionary War or The War for Independence
The Tea Act (tax of 3 cents per pound on tea) was the main cause for what event?
The Boston Tea Party
Volunteers from the colonies who kept the weapons nearby and would be ready to fight on a minute's notice.
Minutemen
Which took place first the Battles of Lexington/Concord or The Battle of Bunker Hill?
Lexington/Concord
What member of the Sons of Liberty is credited as the main organizer of The Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
In what year did the American Revolution begin?
1775
Most of Massachusetts' colonists were Loyalists or Patriots?
Patriots
This is the shutting down of a port and not allowing goods to come in or go out.
Blockade
Which battle is known as "the first major battle" of the war?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Along with Benjamin Franklin, this man is credited as being the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
This was a peace treaty sent to King George III after the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Olive Branch Petition
The Second Continental Congress was held in which city in which Washington was appointed as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Philadelphia
This was the army established by the Second Continental Congress that would be lead by George Washington and would fight against the British.
The Continental Army
Why were British soldiers marching through Massachusetts in 1775?
They were in search of colonial arms
This man along with his "Green Mountain Boys" are known for taking over control of the British Fort, Fort Ticonderoga.
Ethan Allen
Colonists were granted freedom from Britain in 1776 when they signed the Declaration of Independence. True or False
False
Who is quoted as saying, "Here once embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world" when describing the Battles of Lexington/Concord?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This event was known as an act of civil disobedience against the British for their unfair taxation, in which there was no violence.
The Boston Tea Party
The colonists used the geography of the land in Massachusetts in ambushing the British killing 73 and wounding up to 200 as the battles that began the war?
Lexington/Concord
Who was offered "The Olive Branch Petition" by the American colonists after the Battles of Lexington/Concord?
King George III
These were soldiers that were hired from Germany by King George III to fight against the colonists.
Mercenaries
What was the name of the laws King George III imposed on the people of Massachusetts for their actions at the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts