That One Guy!
Who became commander in chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
The Coercive Acts were a series of acts passed in 1774; What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
In which city did colonists throw tea in the harbor?
Boston
What began when several boys threw snowballs at a sentry which led to anger and confusion? (shots were fired as a result.)
Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770)
True or False.
The actual site of the Battle of Bunker Hill is called Breed's Hill
True
Who famously declared "Give me liberty, or give me death."?
Patrick Henry
Which act of the Coercive Acts, closed the port of Boston until the British East India Company could be reimbursed for the destroyed tea?
Boston Port Bill
Which company's tea was thrown into the harbor?
British East India Company
What was the incident called when a British Customs schooner ran aground near Providence Rhode Island, and boatloads of colonists attacked the schooner, removed its crew and set it on fire?
The Gaspee Incident
True or False:
During the Boston Tea Party, colonists not only dumped tea into the harbor, but also gold that belonged to the East India Company.
False
Who thought the colonies should pay more taxes, and proposed a series of taxes on imported paper, paints, lead, glass, and tea?
Charles Townshend (created the Townshend Acts)
Which act of the Coercive Acts severely limited the powers of self-government in Massachusetts and granted more power to the Royal Governor?
Massachusetts Government Act
When colonists boarded the ships carrying tea, how were they disguised?
They were disguised as Native Americans
These men had to be ready to fight at a minute's notice
Minutemen
True or False:
The First Continental Congress convened in Boston on September 5, 1774; every colony except Georgia sent delegates
False
(It was in Philadelphia)
During the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere, William Dawes, and which doctor rode to warn their countrymen that the British were coming?
Dr. Samuel Prescott
Which act of the Coercive Acts allowed British troops to be housed not only in taverns and deserted buildings (as earlier acts had allowed) but also in occupied dwellings?
342 chests
The "shot heard 'round the world" refers to the incident on April 19, 1775, which was where?
Lexington
(Will accept Lexington and Concord)
True or False:
Ethan Allen formed a militia called the Green Mountain Boys.
True
Who became the new prime minister in 1770 and urged the repeal of the Townshend Acts?
Lord Frederick North
Which act canceled the American colonies' western land claims by extending the borders of Quebec southward to the Ohio River and westward to the Mississippi River and also recognized Catholicism as the official religion of Quebec?
The Quebec Act
When did the Boston Tea Party happen?
December 16, 1773
Ethan Allen and his men (The Green Mountain Boys) set out to capture this British stronghold fort that was located on the shores of Lake Champlain; it guarded the road between Canada and New York
Fort Ticonderoga
True or False:
William Dawes, Paul Revere, and Dr. Quinn worked together to warn colonist that the British were coming to capture raid their stores of ammunition
False