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7th
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What as it called when they warned Samuel Adams & John Hancock in Concord that British soldiers were coming to arrest them?
Midnight Ride
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Who gets credit for participating in the Midnight Ride?
Paul Revere
100
What did Thomas Jefferson do?
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
100
What was the government that ruled the colonies?
King George III and Parliament
100
What year was Ira Jones opened?
2004
200
Who wrote the “Give me Liberty, or Give me Death” speech?
Patrick Henry
200
Who Wrote Common Sense and The Crisis?
Thomas Paine
200
What was the group that voted to ban all trade with Britain and called for the training of troops?
First Continental Congress
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Who was the elder statesman who helped write the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin
200
Who were Minutemen?
Colonists who were trained to be ready to fight quickly
300
Who met in response to anger over the Intolerable Acts?
First Continental Congress
300
Who was the General of the Continental Army?
George Washington
300
Who Defended soldiers of the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
300
What was it called when they warned minutemen that British were coming to destroy military supplies stored in Lexington?
Midnight Ride
300
Who was the President of Second Continental Congress?
John Hancock
400
Who authored the phrase: “ No Taxation without representation.” ?
James Otis
400
How many schools are in Plainfield School district?
30
400
Who were the Sons/Daughters of Liberty?
Secret societies that led revolts opposing British policies
400
How many students attend Ira Jones?
866 (must be within 20 students to get the points)
400
What were the Committees of Correspondence?
Group that exchanged letters between colonies regarding their concerns
500
Richard Ira Jones (the person) is from what town?
Plainfield :)
500
What was one problem with King George and the Parliament ruling the colonies?
Because of the Atlantic Ocean, they were too far away to manage every detail of the colonies and messages were delayed
500
Who were the two men that the British were coming to arrest in Lexington the night of the “Midnight Ride”
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
500
Why did the British Soldiers want to arrest to men in Lexington?
They were the leaders of the Sons of Liberty.
500
Richard Ira Jones is a veteran from what war?
World War II