CATEGORY 1: Causes & Acts
What act taxed sugar, wine, molasses, and coffee?
The Sugar Act
What event occurred on March 5, 1770?
The Boston Massacre
Who led the Sons of Liberty during the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
What meeting took place in Philadelphia in 1774?
The First Continental Congress
What were colonial fighters called who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice?
Minutemen
In what year was the Sugar Act passed?
1764
What city did the Boston Massacre take place in?
Boston
Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
How many delegates attended the First Continental Congress?
56 delegates
About how many British troops marched to Lexington and Concord?
About 700
Why did Britain pass the Sugar Act?
To pay for the French and Indian War and run the colonies
What did the Boston Massacre help do to the colonies?
Unite them against Britain
Go against Britain
Fight Britain
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What did colonists agree to do at the First Continental Congress?
Boycott British goods, form militias, and appeal to the king
Where did colonists hide their weapons?
Lexington and Concord
What war put Britain in debt before taxing the colonies?
The French and Indian War
What event happened on December 16, 1773?
The Boston Tea Party
Name 4 member of the committee that helped write the Declaration.
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Livingston and Thomas Jefferson
What phrase describes the first shots of the Revolution?
The Shot Heard Round the World
Who sent British troops to seize colonial weapons?
General Thomas Gage
What protest showed colonists were angry about being taxed without representation?
The Boston Tea Party
How many crates of tea were thrown into Boston Harbor?
342 crates
Who was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
King George III
What two battles marked the start of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Which two men were warned and escaped before being captured?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock