On the 4th of July in 1776, what important paper was signed?

The Declaration of Independence

What does perspective mean?

Seeing something through another's point of view

Wrote to warn the colonists that the British were coming

Who were the Patriots?

Colonists who wanted separate from Britain

Who were the minute men?

Rebel troops ready to fight in a minute

Who were the Loyalists?

Colonists who remained loyal to Britain

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1
Thomas Jefferson
Leader of the Patriot army
Rode to tell the colonists that the British were coming
Leader of Great Britain's army
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
2
The British needed to raise money to pay off their war debt. What things did they tax? (pick 2)
Roads
Buildings
Newspaper
Tea
3
The United States won its independence from...
France
Britain
Spain
Mexico
4
The Colonists were only allowed to buy tea from Britain, also known as the The Stamp Act.
False
True
5
King George the Third
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Leader of Great Britain's army
Sewed the first American flag
Rode to tell the colonists that the British were coming
6
Benjamin Franklin
Rode out to warn the colonists the British were coming
Led the Patriot army
Leader of Great Britian's army
Helped write the Declaration/ambassador for the colonists
7
On the 4th of July in 1776, what important paper was signed?
The War Act
The Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Constitution
The Constitution of the United States
8
What does perspective mean?
Going to a new place
Seeing something through another's point of view
Knowing exactly what someone else was thinking
Learning new information
9
One of the events that led to the war was the Boston Massacre. How many colonists were killed?
9
7
5
3
10
Paul Revere
Leader of Great Britain's army
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Wrote to warn the colonists that the British were coming
Leader of the Patriot's army
11
George Washington
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Leader of the Patriot army
Leader of Great Britain's army
Rode to tell the colonists that the British were coming
12
Who were the Patriots?
Colonists who did not take either side
Colonists who wanted separate from Britain
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain
13
Who were the minute men?
Young men who reloaded guns
Sidewalk omelette makers
British soldiers who were very fast shots
Rebel troops ready to fight in a minute
14
The Quartering Act was a law that said the Colonists had to provide shelter for the British.
True
False
15
Who were the Loyalists?
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain
Colonists who did not take either side
Colonists who wanted separate from Britain

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