Answers:

1. Where was the first shot of the Revolutionary War fired? Massachusetts
2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? Pennsylvania
3. Where did Shays Rebellion take place? Massachusetts
4. Where was Mount Vernon, George Washington's home? Virginia
5. Which was the smallest colony? Rhode Island



6. Where did the First Continental Congress meet? Pennsylvania
7. In which colony did Benjamin Franklin publish his newspaper? Pennsylvania
8. Which colony was John Adams from? Massachusetts
9. Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought? Massachusetts
10. Where did the British finally surrender? Viriginia



11. Where did the Second Continental Congress meet? Pennsylvania
12. Where did Paul Revere make his famous ride? Massachusetts
13. Which colony was Valley Forge in? Pennsylvania
14. Which colony was the Battle of Yorktown fought in? Virginia
15. Which colony was Thomas Jefferson from? Virginia



16. Where was Fort Ticonderoga? New York
17. Which colony outlawed slavery? By 1784, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
18. Where was the Battle of Trenton fought? New Jersey
19. Which colony did the Boston Tea Party take place in? Massachusetts
20. West Point, the site of the nation's first military academy, was in which colony? New York

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