Honors American Revolution

What was Longfellow’s poem(Paul Revere’s Ride) really about?

Which event confirmed American independence and set the boundaries of a new nation?

Who was the primary drafter of the Declaration of Independence?

At the Battle of Bunker Hill, how long did it take for the fighting to end?

This woman was the first black female poet in America to publish a book & wrote a poem to G.W. 

The colonists were required to pay_______(this amount)of the cost of the French and Indian War.

This battle happened on Dec. 26, 1776-when Washington and his men crossed the Delaware

What did the Townshend Acts bring about?

This man joined the Patriot cause and wrote a poem about Lexington

Congress offered slave masters in S.C. and Ga $1,000 for each slave they provided to the army

After the Boston Tea Party Parliament passed the _____which were repressive & brewed revolution

This man was the Prime Minister of Britain and was appointed because of his financial expertise

This is where the Declaration of Independence was moved to during WWII

The idea that a country’s economic wealth could be measured by the amount of gold & silver

Organization created to protect the right of the colonists and fight against oppression

This man escaped slavery in NJ, joined the British military, and wreaked havoc on NJ & NY

Don’t fire until you see the whites of their

This man defended the Redcoats responsible for the Boston Massacre

This is the date Congress officially adopts the Declaration of Independence

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

100,000 African Americans escaped, died or were killed during the American Revolution

This was the last battle in the American Revolution

Who came to be known as the “King of Smugglers”

This mandated the use of stamped paper or affixing of stamps, certifying payment

She is considered the female Paul Revere

This battle was considered the turning point in the war because the French provided aid

Nicknamed ______Townshend because he could deliver brilliant speeches in Parliament while drunk

25% of soldiers at Bunker Hill were black 

What mysterious mark is located on the Declaration of Independence

This is the day the founding fathers labeled as Independence Day

What added ferocious heat to what was already a warm June afternoon at Bunker Hill?

Black soldiers fought in every major battle the American Revolution

How many British soldiers were killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Who refused to take command fought as an ordinary soldier & died from a bullet in the face

This is the first battle in the American Revolution occurring April 19, 1775

This man was the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution

A series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain & colonies