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Being taxed without a vote is called...
Taxation without representation
100
How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?
5
100
The leader of the Continental army.
George Washington
100
On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
100
How many crates of tea were dumped into Boston harbor during The Boston Tea Party?
342
200
King George needed money because he had used a lot of money in what event?
The French and Indian War
200
What was the name of the group that organized The Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty
200
A water girl who fired her husband's cannon on the battlefield.
Molly Pitcher
200
How many colonists were killed at Lexington?
8
200
Why did Paul Revere never finish his ride?
He was captured by the British.
300
True or false....colonists needed to let British soldiers live with them.
True
300
The first shot fired at Lexington was called...
The shot heard 'round the world
300
A rider who warned the colonists that the British soldiers were marching to Concord.
Paul Revere
300
How did the Boston Massacre start?
Snow/ice balls, teasing
300
Why did the Patriots cross the Delaware?
To surprise the Hessians.
400
Name one reason why the Patriots wanted to rebel against Britain.
Taxed unfairly, treated unfairly, no freedom or choice
400
How did Paul Revere know that the British were coming by water?
Two lanterns in the Old North church tower
400
An inventor who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac and helped write The Treaty of Paris.
Ben Franklin
400
Name two hardships the Patriots faced during the war.
disease, lice, frostbite, hunger, starvation, not enough clothing/shoes
400
How many people wrote the Declaration of Independence ?
5
500
What caused The Boston Tea Party?
The tea tax
500
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
500
Wrote about The Boston Massacre?
Sam Adams
500
Name the 3 riders who helped warn the colonists that the British were marching to Concord.
Paul Revere, Samuel Prescott and William Dawes
500
What was George Washington's horse named?
Nelson