Common Sense
What is common sense?
the ability to think in a normal way and make good decisions
What hill did most of the battle take place on?
Breed's Hill
Who rode out of Boston to warn the Patriot leaders of the coming attack?
Paul Revere
Why did Britain begin taxing the colonists in 1763?
To pay for the French and Indian War
Who made an etching of the Boston Massacre that depicted the Boston Massacre as an attack on innocent people?
Paul Revere
Who wrote the pamphlet titled "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill? (Who won?)
The British
Who fired the first shot at Lexington?
No one knows
What was the tax on all paper goods?
Stamp Act
How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?
5
What year was "Common Sense" published?
1776
What is the famous phrase soldiers were told before they fired?
"Don't Fire Till You See the Whites of Their Eyes"
Why did the British march to Lexington and Concord?
To capture Sam Adams & John Hancock, and to destroy weapons/ammunition
What is something that was taxed in the Townshend Acts?
Tea, glass, lead, paint, paper
Who defended the British soldiers at the trial?
John Adams
How many copies of "Common Sense" were sold in a few months?
Over 100,000 copies
Who lost more troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British
What was the first shot called by Emerson?
the shot heard 'round the world
Who led the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty/ Sam Adams
Who was the first to die at the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Why did Thomas Paine argue against governments run by monarchs?
He believed that governments could turn evil under the leadership of a king and thought frequent elections were necessary to prevent this.
Who was a famous patriot that died at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Dr. Warren
Who won the battles of Lexington and Concord?
The colonists
How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?
Closed the port of Boston
Sent more troops
Who fired the first shot at the Boston Massacre?
Hugh Montgomery