Social Studies Chapter 6

______________________ warned Samuel Adams and John Hancock ahead of time that the British were coming to arrest them and take all of the weapons.

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Frankilin

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

______________________ was commander in chief of the Continental Army.

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

_____________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

______________________ dressed as members of the Mohawk tribe and threw more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

• Boston Men of Liberty

• Congress

_______________________ was the first person killed in the fight for the colonies’ freedom during the Boston Massacre.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Crispus Attucks

• George Washington

• Mercy Otis Warren

______________________ was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence and wrote his name large enough so King George III could read it without his glasses.

• Benajmin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Hancock

________________________ spun thread and wove their own cloth instead of buying from the British.

• Redcoats

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

• Native Americans

_______________________ was accused of treason when he stated that Parliament did not represent the colonies.

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George

• George Washington

________________________ disagreed with the Stamp Act and wrote plays about it.

• Crispus Attucks

• Samuel Adams

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Thomas Jefferson

________________________ organized the first Committee of Correspondence which had members write letters to others about what was happening in their colonies.

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• Daughters of Liberty

• John Hancock