Unrest in Boston
The Sons of Liberty
What city did both Congresses met in?
What is Philadelphia
Who are 3 of the 5 writers of the Declaration of Independence?
Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson?
What is The battle of Yorktown
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
John Adams represented the people who caused the what?
Boston Massacre
Who was named Commander in Chief at the Second Continental Congress?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson said that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that amount these are, what?
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
These two battles are the battles that started the American Revolution?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What two countries helped the Americans the most
France and Spain
What is the term that was used by the people in the colonies that had to deal with the England placing taxes on them?
No taxation without representation
What was the last petition sent to the king to try and seek peace, and who wrote it?
The Olive Breach Petition, and John Dickinson.
Thomas Pain wrote what pamphlet?
Common Sense
Benedict Arnold what two things during the American Revolution?
Won the battle of Fort Ticonderoga, and sold secrets to the British making him a traitor.
Why did the Americans need help from other Countries?
They needed money and supplies.
Name 3 of the 4 acts placed on the Colonies after the French and Indian war?
The Sugar act, The Stamp Act of 1765, The Townshend Act, and the Coercive act/ Intolerable acts
People like this man thought that violence was bond to happen. The speech he gave said that he would rather die, than to not be free?
Patrick Henry
Where did the writers of the Declaration of Independence get alot of the ideas from?
The enlightenment.
Who is the group of people Washington and his men beat at the battle of Trenton
The Hessians
He was a Prussian that wanted to make some money joining the fight, but would change the army for the 30 years?
Von Steuben
This act by Parliament would be placed on the people of Boston in response to the Boston Tea Party?
The Coercive acts/ the Intolerable acts?
What was the goal of the First Continental Congress?
Make peace with England
What was the final vote for Independence?
12 Yes, 0 no, 1 no vote
At the battle of Bunker Hill how many times did the British attack before they won?
3
He would become one of Washingtons Right hand men, his connections with the French king didn't hurt.
Lafayette