Founding Fathers
Tensions Erupt
The Road to Revolution
100
Which Son of Liberty was famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry
100
Which act required colonists to place the King's Seal on all published documents?
What is the Stamp Act
100
A group of Massachusetts militia soldiers who could respond quickly to military threats
Who are Minutemen
200
Which famous founding father authored The Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
Which act required colonists to put up British troops in their homes?
What is the Quartering Act
200
An effort to cut off needed food, supplies, war materials or communications from the enemy
What is a blockade
300
Who was famous for his "midnight ride" to warn the patriots that the British were coming!?
Who is Paul Revere
300
A group of Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians tossed $70,000 worth of tea off British ships
What is the Boston Tea Party
300
Document which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, were independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire
What is the Declaration of Independence
400
Which patriot was a popular scientist, musician and publisher?
Who is Benjamin Franklin
400
The Assembly which issued the Declaration of Independence and was led by John Hancock.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress
500
Which Founding Father was first a leader in the French and Indian War, and went on to lead Colonial troops in the American Revolution?
Who is George Washington
500
What are the unalienable rights referred to in The Declaration of Independence?
What are life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness
500
A poplular place in colonial cities and towns where patriots met to exchange ideas and persuade one another to action.
What is the Liberty Tree