Pre-War
Who was the king of England during the war?
King George III
What did Paul Revere say to the minutemen?
"The redcoats/British are coming!"
What year was the Declaration of Independence written?
1776
TRUE OR FALSE: The British Guards started the Boston Massacre
False. The colonists started it by throwing snowballs at the guards.
What was the final battle of the war?
What year was the Constitution written?
1787
TRUE OR FALSE: More British soldiers died than Patriots.
False (British: 10,000. Patriots: 26,000)
What was the first tax the Colonists had?
Sugar Act
Lexington
Name two people who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Ask Mrs. Tui we don't know
What percent of Colonists were neutral (not a patriot or loyalist)
40% neutral (40% patriot, 20% loyalist)
What year was Lexington and Concord?
1775
Which one is NOT a battle in the war?
Bunker Hill
Chattanooga
Lexington
Chattanooga (that was a civil war battle)
Name all the taxes the British put on the colonists
Tea Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Sugar Act
Who were ALL of the riders that alerted the minutemen the British were coming?
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott
How many years of battles were there?
Six
Name two people who signed the Decloration of Independence and died of natural causes. (weren't murdered, tortured ect.)
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson ect. we don't know