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The Declaration of Independence
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100
Who rode through the night warning that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
100
What group of patriots carried out the Boston Tea Party? DOUBLE JEOPARDY - How were these patriots dressed?
The Sons of Liberty DOUBLE JEOPARDY - as Mohawk Indians
100
A ______ is a person who is loyal to his country.
patriot
100
On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
100
Describe the Colonial flag.
13 red and white stripes with 13 stars in a circle
200
Who is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
What were the soldiers who fought against the British called? DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Why were they called this?
Minutemen DOUBLE JEOPARDY - They were regular citizens who had to be ready to fight at a minute's notice.
200
______ means to hate. DOUBLE JEOPARDY - In the article we read, what was this a reference to?
Loathe DOUBLE JEOPARDY - The Stamp Act and other taxations put on the American colonists by the British
200
What are the three rights, that according to the Declaration of Independence, all men should have?
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
200
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired? DOUBLE JEOPARDY - What was this later called?
Lexington, Massachusetts DOUBLE JEOPARDY - "The Shot Heard Round the World"
300
Who wrote "Poor Richard's Almanac"?
Benjamin Franklin
300
What group of lawmakers voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence?
The Continental Congress
300
______ means to take criticism without showing pain.
Stoically
300
Whose signature appears most prominently on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock's
300
In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed. DOUBLE JEOPARDY - In what building was it signed?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Independence Hall
400
Who were the two patriots the British were coming to arrest on the night of the battles of Lexington and Concord?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
400
What group of people gave the order to close the Boston Harbor after the "Tea Party"?
The British Parliament
400
A ______ is the highest point of something, or that which happens as a result of events leading up to it.
culmination
400
What does "self-evident" mean in the Declaration of Independence?
self explanatory - needing no explanation
400
Why was Benjamin Franklin in England talking to the British government?
He was Massachusetts' agent to the British government.
500
Who wrote, "We have it in our power to begin the world anew."? DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Name the article in which those words appeared.
Thomas Paine DOUBLE JEOPARDY - "Common Sense"
500
What people were "ousted" from there positions, one by one, along the eastern seaboard due to the more toward revolution?
The states' governors who were appointed by the King of England
500
______ means to be criticized severely, as Franklin was in front of the British Parliament.
Excoriated
500
According to the Declaration of Independence, where should government derive (get) their just powers?
From the people.
500
Who wrote the poem, "Paul Revere's Ride"?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow