American Revolution

Who did Benjamin Franklin admire for their way of governing their people?

• France

• Britain

• Iroquois League

• Spanish Colonies

Why were colonists so upset that they were being taxed to pay off the war debts?

• Nobody could afford the taxes

• They did not want any kind of money in the colonies

• They did not like the taste of the tea they were being taxed on

• They did not have any political representation in British Parliament

Which happened first?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Act

• Declaration of Independence written

What did the Sons of Liberty (colonists) do at the Boston Tea Party?

• Had a big tea party at the Boston Harbor

• Dressed up as Mohawk Natives and dumped 92,000 pounds of tea in the harbor

• Protested by only drinking teas from countries other than Britain

What was the Intolerable Act?

• Written to force colonists to obey British rule and to stop them from protesting

• Written to make taxes higher

• Written as a way to strengthen the rights of colonists

• Written to say how good King George III was

What was discussed and declared at the First Continental Congress in 1774?

• Colonists were not allowed to protest or have public meetings

• Colonists had to feed and house British Soldiers

• Colonists were not allowed to throw snowballs at British soldiers

• If Britain attacked the colonists, they would fight back

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Spongebob Squarepants

When did the Second Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?

• July 4, 1800

• July 4, 1700

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1766

What happened at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia?

• First time the National Anthem was sung

• Liberty Bell was rang

• Snowballs were thrown and the Boston Massacre started

• Colonists declared war and started the battle of Lexington

What were the first battles in the American Revolutionary War?

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill and Saratoga

• Philadelphia and Valley Forge

• Chesapeake Bay and Yorktown