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Declaration of Independence
People
Part 1
People
Part 2
Events
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A major source of colonial dissatisfaction was taxation. Name the two reasons why Britain taxed the colonies.
What is 1. pay for the French and Indian War 2. maintain (keep) British troops in the colonies
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Thomas Jefferson didn’t come up with the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence by himself. He based the Declaration on the writings of English ______
Who were philosophers?
100
He was the Commander of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
He was the major author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
100
1. At this event, colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers. 2. At this famous event, Patriots dressed as Indians to protest taxes.
1. What was the Boston Massacre? 2. What was the Boston Tea Party?
200
Colonists resented the fact that they did not have representation in Britain’s law-making body. What is the name of this group?
What is Parliament?
200
The Declaration of Independence states that people have “certain unalienablerights.” What are “unalienable rights” AND name the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.
What are rights that cannot be taken away? What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
200
He was a Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival.
Who was Paul Revere?
200
He was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
200
Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Britain and to promote independence.
What was the First Continental Congress?
300
Many colonists resented the power of the person appointed by the king to enforce British laws and to monitor colonial legislatures. Who was that person?
Who was the colonial governor?
300
According to the Declaration of Independence, people establish governments to protect what?
What is their (unalienable) rights?
300
These two men led Patriots in a famous tax protest.
Who were Paul Revere and Samuel Adams?
300
He was the king of Britain during the Revolutionary era.
Who was King George III?
300
Also known as "the shot heard 'round the world", this was also the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.
What was Lexington and Concord?
400
Colonists were angered by Britain’s desire to have strict control of this law-making group in each colony.
What were the colonial legislatures?
400
According to the Declaration of Independence, government derives (gets) its power from where/who?
Who are the people?
400
This former slave wrote poems and plays supporting American independence
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
400
This outspoken member of the House of Burgesses inspired colonial patriotism with his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech.
Who was Patrick Henry?
400
This American victory was the turning point in the Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
500
Colonists were infuriated by the Proclamation of 1763. What did it say they could NOT do?
What was move west of the Appalachian Mountains; this restricted western movement.
500
According to the Declaration of Independence, if their government violates their rights, what to people have a right and a duty to do?
What is change their government?
500
He was a prominent (well known) member of the Continental Congress, was on helped frame the Declaration of Independence, and helped the colonies gain support from France.
Who was Benjamin Franklin (Franklin the Framer)?
500
He championed the cause of independence (and later became 2nd president). Vote yes!
Who was John Adams?
500
1. This colonial victory marked the end of the Revolutionary War. 2. In the signing of this document, Britain recognized American independence.
1. What was Yorktown? 2. What was the Treaty of Paris?