Vocabulary
The act that incited the Boston Tea Party.
What was the Tea Act
Commander of the Continental Army
Who was George Washington
The first battle in the Revolutionary War, nobody knows who fired the first shot.
The Battle of Lexington
The second paragraph in the constitution which states our self-evident rights.
Statement of Rights
How tall was Thomas Jefferson.
6′ 2″
british law requiring colonists to purchase a stamp for official documents and published papers.
What was the Stamp Act
Main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped British product in the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The third section of the Constitution which lists all of the things King George did wrong.
List of Grievances
Who was the founding father who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac.
Benjamin Franklin
Law requiring colonists stay east of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation of 1763
Lawyer who defended the British soldiers in court after Boston Massacre.
John adems
A victory for the Colonists, without ever having to fire a shot.
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
The first section of the Constitution which provides the thesis statement for the Constitution.
Preamble
About how many dogs did George Washington have during his lifetime.
50 or more dogs
The Act which Allowed British officials in Massachusetts to be tried in another Colony or back in England.
What were the Intolerable Acts
A member of the Second Continental Congress who refused to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Dickerson
July 4, 1776 is the day the Continental Congress adopted this.
Declaration of Independence
The final section of the Declaration which officially declared our independence.
Declaration Statement
from which founding father is the following quote from
“Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order”.
John Adams
You needed this in order to search a Colonial House or business.
What was a Writs of Assistance
Had the first and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
Very bloody battle, despite 1,000 British soldier killed or wounded, British eventually won.
Battle of Bunker Hill
What are the four sections of the Declaration of independence listed in order.
Preamble
Statement of Rights
List of Grievances
Declaration Statement
In 1764, King George III received what exotic animal from India.
Cheetah