Directions: Log on and go to my web page where I have hyperlinked web sites that will help you answer the following questions. You will also need to Google the answers to questions 13, 14 and 17. PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION - THE CAUSES AND EVENTS 1. What was signed in 1763? Who signed it? 2. What did it prohibit the colonials from doing? 3. When was the Sugar Act passed and for what purpose? 4. What were 4 items the Sugar Act taxed? A. B. C. D. 5. What was passed in 1765 and why? 6. Name 8 items, which were taxed.
7. What happened on March 5, 1770? 8. Describe in your own words what happened on this day. (March 5, 1770) 9. What event happened on December 16, 1773? 10. What were the Intolerable Acts and what year were the enacted? 11. Name the 5 laws, which were passed in this Act. A. Boston Port Act B. C.
D. E. IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF THE REVOLUTION 12. On what date did Paul Revere make his historic ride? 13. Who went with Paul Revere on this ride? 14. On what night of the week did Revere make this ride? 15. Who actually hung the two lanterns in the Old North Church? 16. The following quotes came from the time period during the Revolutionary War. Who said each of them? (Google each one) "Don t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here." "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country". BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (Exact wording is found on the History Place website) 17. Who was the commander of the British forces who ordered his troops to destroy the military stores at Concord in April of 1775?
18. At dawn on April 19 about 70 armed Massachusetts militiamen stand face to face on Lexington Green with the British advance guard. An unordered ' ' begins the. 19. How far is it from Lexington, Massachusetts to Concord, Massachusetts? miles. 20. After Lexington, what town did the British go to? 21. What battle took place on June 17, 1775? 22. What were the British and American losses (dead and wounded) at this battle? British: American: 23. On what date was the battle of Trenton, NJ fought and who won? 24. Where was Washington defeated on September 11, 1777? 25. What occurred on October 17, 1777? What country finally recognized the United States as an independent country?
26. What Revolutionary War battle was fought on October 17, 1781 and who won? Why is this battle significant? TRIVIA 27. What was one of the most commonly used (popular) weapons of the Revolutionary War? 28. What was the most powerful weapon used? 29. Name two other weapons used in the Revolutionary War. A. B. Important women during the Revolutionary War 30. What young woman posed as a man so that she could serve for the American Army in the War for Independence? 31. What were the names of the two sisters who stole an important message from British soldiers and carried it to General Greene of the American Army? *
* 32. Name one other woman who aided the cause of the American Army. INDEPENDENCE! 33. Who made up the Committee of 5 men who drafted the Declaration of Independence? Fill in the blanks to complete this sentence from the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are, and the pursuit of. A NEW NATION 34. On what date was the Revolutionary War officially ended? (When did
Congress declare an end to the war?) 35. On what date did Washington deliver his inaugural address in New York City? 36. Who served as President after Washington? 37. What events happened on March 4, 1789, and March 4, 1793? (Google it) March 4, 1789: March 4, 1793: