All About Boston
VIHP
Very Important Historical Person
Very Important Historical Person
100
This man is famous for riding his horse through Boston to warn others that "The British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere
100
This man is given historical credit for "discovering" America in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
This political cartoon depicts this historical event
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
The American General during the Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States
Who is George Washington?
300
This battle is historically significant due to it being the first fight after the war's start in Lexington and Concord
What is the Siege of Boston?
300
The author who drafted the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
(Name one) of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence that lived in Boston
John Adams, Samuel Adams, Elbridge Gerry, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine
400
The Prime Minister of Great Britain for most of the Revolutionary war
Who is Lord North?
500
This group protested the Intolerable Acts through threats toward British officers including burning down houses, and are most famous for being behind the Boston Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
500
The author of the influential pamphlet Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine?