Famous Patriots
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
The Intolerable acts were also known as the_____Acts.
Coercive Acts
Why did King George want the colonists to pay for the French and Indian War?
The war cost England money.
British troops heard that colonists in Lexington and Concord had ______________.
Ammunition
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Who wrote "The Declaration of Independence?"
Thomas Jefferson
Was the Tea act a tax?
No it was an act.
Who dressed up like Indians and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor?
The Sons of Liberty
Who surrendered during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The British
What was the date of the Boston Tea Party?
December 16,1773
Who was the King of England during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
Which act allowed the tea company, British East India Company, to have a monopoly on tea?
The Tea Act
To refuse to buy something because you disagree with it.
Boycott
What was the name of the General of the British Army that marched to Lexinton and Concord?
General Gage
Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?
Boston, Massachusetts
Who rode to Lexington and Concord to warn the colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
Which laws closed the ports in Boston, so that no goods could come in or go out?
The Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress told the colonists to build ______________.
Militias
The French believed that they own the land ____ of the colonies
West
A complete control of a good or service in an area is called a________________
A monopoly
Who said, "No taxation without representation?"
James Otis
A tax on items such as newspapers, playing cards, books, legal documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
In response to the Intolerable Acts, the colonists sent representatives to the_____________________.
First Continental Congress
What year did the Continental Congress issue the Declaration of Independence?
July of 1776
What caused colonists to take part in the Boston Tea Party?
They were angry about the tax on tea.