Someone living in the colonies in the 1770's, who was in favor of remaining part of England was known as a ....
What is a Loyalist or Tory ?
100
The first and second Continental Congress' both took place in this city....
What is Philadelphia ?
100
A synonym for preamble is....
What is introduction ?
100
Someone living in the 13 colonies who was in favor of being independent from England was called a .....
What is a Patriot ?
100
It was hard to unite the the people of the 13 colonies because they saw their colony not as part of a group , but as a separate ..........
What is country ?
200
The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on this date....
What is July 4, 1776 ?
200
The Second Continental Congress chose this man to lead the Continental Army if there was to be a war...
Who was George Washington ?
200
The First Continental Congress suggested that the colonies begin to arm themselves and form groups of citizen soldiers called ................
What are militias ?
200
The colonists felt they had many grievances that Parliament and the King needed to address. A synonym for grievance is .......
What is complaint ?
200
Some militia called themselves _______ because they claimed they could be ready to fight on a minutes notice....
What are Minutemen ?
300
In September of 1774, this group of men met in Philadelphia to discuss how to fight for American interests, and challenge British rule.....
What was The First Continental Congress ?
300
The decision to declare independence from England was approved by the Continental Congress on this date....
What is July 2, 1776 ?
300
This battle fought in June 1776 near Boston was a British victory even though many British soldiers were killed or wounded....
What is Bunker Hill ?
300
Who did Thomas Paine say was a " royal brute " ?...
Who was King George III ?
300
At the First Continental Congress, in an attempt to unify the colonies, Patrick Henry stood up and announced, " I am not a Virginian, but an .....
What is American ?
400
In a last attempt to avoid war, The Second Continental Congress sent King George III a request asking for peace and protection of colonists rights. This document was called ....
What is The Olive Branch Petition ?
400
On the evening of April 18,1775, Paul Revere rode out into the countryside to warn the people that....... ( answer must be exact ! )
What is " the Regulars are out " !
400
A writer named Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet that helped convince many colonists to join the Patriot side. This famous pamphlet was called....
What is Common Sense ?
400
The Second Continental Congress established a post office and put this man in charge of it....
Who was Ben Franklin ?
400
The first battles of the American Revolution were fought in two small Massachusetts villages called ________ and _________ ( you need both names ! )
What are Lexington and Concord ?
500
George III hired over 30,000 soldiers to come to America to help the English fight. Hired soldiers are called ....
What are mercenaries ?
500
In his pamphlet, Thomas Paine wrote that " it made no sense for an ___________ to rule a _____________.....
What is island, continent ?
500
Since the American militia at Bunker Hill were low on gunpowder, the American commander told the soldiers "don't fire until........
What is " don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes " ?
500
Who were the five men on the original committee to write the Declaration of Independence ?
Who were Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Sherman, and Livingston ?
500
The poet Ralph Waldo Emerson tried to emphasize the importance of the battles of Lexington and Concord when he wrote the famous line........