He said, "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
100
Why the British withdrew from Boston in 1776.
What is after seeing cannons aimed down on them? (The Boston Siege)
100
The Declaration of Independence states that all people are born with certain rights that include these.
What is right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
100
The name of the trade that included rum and iron, slaves, & molasses and sugar.
What is The Triangle Trade? (Triangular Trade)
100
A person guilty of the crime of treason, or disloyalty to the government.
What is a traitor?
200
He was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to command the new Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
200
The main impact of Common Sense in the colonies.
What is it persuaded many colonists that the time had come to declare independence.
200
The day on which the Declaration of Independence was approved in 1776 is celebrated today as this.
What is Independence Day?
200
Philosophy that all people are born equal, and are entitled to the same basic rights.
What is Natural Rights?
200
The army made up of troops from all of the colonies. This is led by George Washington
What is the Continental Army?
300
He was shown, according to Jefferson, "unfit to be a ruler of a free people."
Who is King George III?
300
The purpose of the Olive Branch Petition.
What is to persuade King George to make peace with the colonies?
300
He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
He said, "Ye that dare oppose not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!...The sun never shined on a cause of greater worth."
Who is Thomas Paine?
300
The beginning battle of the revolutionary war which took place in Boston.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
400
He wrote, "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 life liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
The Declaration of Independence was written to explain this.
What is why it was time for the colonies to separate from Great Britain?
400
They suggested changes to the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Who are Benjamin Franklin and John Adams?
400
A peaceful letter to King George III from Congress asking him to peacefully end the quarrel between England and the colonies.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
400
An old British Fort in New York that provided big guns for Washington's army.
What is Ticonderoga?
500
Along with Benjamin Franklin, this famous patriot helped Thomas Jefferson draft the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Adams?
500
This group met July 1, 1776 in Philadelphia's state house to debate independence.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
500
The date the final version of the Declaration of Independence was approved.
What is July 4th, 1776?
500
New England merchants benefited most from this trade arrangement.
What is the Triangle Trade?
500
The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed.