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Mr. Mireles Trivia
100

This event caused a massive debt for Great Britain?

What is the French and Indian War?

100

Colonists who wished to remain loyal to Great Britain.

What are loyalists?

100

A group of volunteer soldiers, like minutemen, who fought only in an emergency.

What are militia?

100

The __________said that the colonists had to pay a tax on printed papers. Papers were stamped.

What is the stamp act?

100

What sport did Mr. Mireles play in high school and college?

What is football?

200

The major dispute that caused the French and Indian War was over what?

What is land?

200

Colonists who wished to be independent from Great Britain.

What are Patriots?

200

This person wrote the pamphlet titled “Common Sense” which urged colonists for independence.

Who is Thomas Paine?

200

The colonists were being taxed without having representatives in parliament. What is this called?

What is taxation without representation?

200

What is Mr. Mireles' shoe size?

Size 13.

300

What declared that Native Americans could have much of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, and that settlers couldn’t move into these areas?

What is the Proclamation of 1763?

300

This patriot was well liked and at first wanted to stay with Great Britain but changed his mind and believed the colonists had the ability to govern themselves.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

300

This was the original author of the Declaration of Independence.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

300

DAILY DOUBLE: This event led to British soldiers firing into the crowd and killing five colonists?

What is the Boston Massacre?

300

What instrument does Mr. Mireles play?

What are the drums?

400

This is the lawmaking part of the British government

What is Parliament?

400

This patriot wrote plays that attacked Loyalists and her writings inspired others to seek independence from Great Britain.

Who is Mercy Otis Warren?

400

What was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed?

July 4, 1776.

400

What was the event where colonists protested the Tea Act by dumping the tea into the Boston Harbor?

What is the Boston Tea Party?

400

What video game was Mr. Mireles an expert on?

What is Call of Duty?

500

This act forced colonists to open up their homes, food, and provide fuel for British soldiers

What is the quartering act?

500

This patriot was the leader of the Sons of Liberty.

Who is Samuel Adams?

500

Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Who is John Hancock?

500
  1. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are _______, ________ and the ___________  ___  ____________.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

500

How many siblings does Mr. Mireles have?

3. Two sisters and one brother.