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Signs of Trouble
The Provisions State
War
Mish Mash
100
Who is our state hero?
Nathan Hale
100
What act put tax on sugar and molasses?
The Sugar Act
100
Why was CT called the Provisions State?
CT was called the Provisions State because it sent so many supplies to the war effort.
100
Who went from a war hero to a traitor?
Benedict Arnold
100
Where were taxes paid?
At the customs house
200
Who was the leader of the colonial army?
George Washington
200
What act put a tax on special paper?
The Stamp Act
200
What did women make for the soldiers?
Clothes
200
How were slaves rewarded that fought in the war?
They were given freedom
200
What are loyalists?
Colonists that wanted to stay loyal to the king
300
Who was nicknamed "Brother Jonathan"
Governor Jonathan Trumbull
300
What did "no taxation without representation" mean?
the colonists did not want to be taxed if they were not allowed to have representatives in Parliament
300
Who was the Governor of CT at the time of the war?
Jonathan Trumbull
300
What country helped us fight the British?
France
300
What are patriots?
Colonists that wanted freedom from England
400
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
400
Which act put taxes on tea?
The Townshed Acts
400
What supplies did farmers give to the war efforts?
Animals for food, flour, and/or vegetables
400
Nathan Hale was a school teacher but during the war he was a . . .
spy
400
What are Nathan Hale's famous last words?
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
500
Who invented the turtle?
David Bushnell
500
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists threw the tea overboard into the ocean
500
Name three other supplies that CT gave
gunpowder, weapons, & troops
500
How did the war end?
The British general surrendered to General George Washington.
500
What are the Sons of Liberty?
A secret group that protested against the British