The plan of government for tbe United States
Constitution of the United States
What trade/job did Ben learn from his brother?
Printing
What little booklet did Ben Franklin write that contained many wise saying?
Poor Richard's Almanac
The part of the colonial army that used cannons in battle
Artillery
The war in which the American colonists fought for their freedom from England
War for Independence
This word means free, or not under the control of another country
Independent
A document that stated the thirteen colonies were free from British rule
Declaration of Independence
The man who rode with Paul Revere to warn cities that the British were coming
William Dawes
Joined Paul Revere and William Dawes on their ride
Samuel Prescott
Why did Ben Franklin plan a fire department for Philadelphia?
To help make it become a safer place to live
Paul Revere was an apprentice to his father as a....
Silversmith
A person sent to another country to represent his own country is an....
Ambassador
A hero of the American War for Independence who warned that the British were planning an attack
Paul Revere
Did Paul Revere make it all the way to Concord?
No, he was captured.
A person who is learning a trade or skill
Apprentice
Poet who wrote "Paul Revere's Ride"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This country aided the colonies in the War for Independence
France
A book that gives the days and months of the year as well as facts and helpful hints
Almanac
The place from which the signal was sent to warn that the British, or Regulars, were on the move.
Old North Church
A written agreement that ended the War for Independence
Treaty of Paris
Colonists who wanted to be free from England's rule
Patriots
An event where Boston colonists threw shiploads of tea overboard to protest high taxes
Boston Tea Party
One who helped form the Constitution of the United States
Founding Father
Where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution was signed
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A group formed to protect the rights of colonists against Britain
Sons of Liberty
A printer, writer, inventor, scientist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin
What did Ben Franklin's kite experiment prove?
That lightning is electricity
Colonists who volunteered to fight at a minute's notice
Minutemen
Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin
Boston, Massachusetts
Also known as American Revolution or Revolutionary War
War for Independence
Paul Revere traveled on horseback to....
Lexington