The Freedom Trail
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The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile-long (4.0 km) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States. Marked largely with brick, it winds between Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. Stops along the trail include simple explanatory ground markers, graveyards, notable churches and buildings and a historic naval frigate.
A monument to commemorate which Revolutionary War battle can be found on the Freedom Trail?
Bunker Hill
A statue of which American revolutionary can be found on the Freedom Trail?
Benjamin Franklin
How long is the Freedom Trail in Boston?
2.5 miles
How many historical sights can be seen along the Freedom Trail?
16
In which year was the Freedom Trail established?
1951
The Freedom Trail begins in which historic Boston park?
Boston Common
The Freedom Trail contains historical sights from which U.S. war?
Revolutionary War
The Freedom Trail ends at which Boston monument?
Bunker Hill Monument
The site of which deadly pre-war incident can be seen on the Freedom Trail?
Boston Massacre
What colored line helps mark the Freedom Trail?
Red
What is the Freedom Trail primarily made of?
Brick
Which building along the Freedom Trail was the meeting point for the Boston Tea Party?
Old South Meeting House
Which burial ground on the Freedom Trail is Boston’s first cemetery?
King’s Chapel Burying Ground
Which burial ground on the Freedom Trail is the resting place of Paul Revere?
Granary Burying Ground
Which church on the Freedom Trail contains a bust of George Washington?
Old North Church
Which Revolutionary War hero’s house can be seen on the
Freedom Trail?
Paul Revere
Which U.S. Navy ship can be seen along the Freedom Trail?
USS Constitution
Who came up with the idea of the Freedom Trail?
A journalist
Boston Tea Party
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At the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum you can be a part of the famous event that forever changed the course of American history. Storm aboard one of our Tea Ships, the brig Beaver or ship Eleanor and join a Son of Liberty as you take part in the "Destruction of the Tea"!
How many crates of tea were dumped into the ocean during the Boston Tea Party?
342
In what year did the Boston Tea Party occur?
1773
Into what harbour did the Boston Tea Partiers throw the tea?
Boston Harbour
The Boston Tea Party essentially ended American interest in tea. What hot drink did most Americans start drinking instead?
Coffee
The Boston Tea Party Museum contains two replica ships from the late 1700s. One is named after an animal. What is this ship called?
Beaver
The tea that was thrown overboard during the Boston Tea Party was sent by which company?
East India Company
What tax prompted the Boston Tea Party?
The tax on tea
What did the Boston Tea Partiers dress like while throwing
tea into the water?
Indians
What do tour guides at the Boston Tea Party Museum dress like?
Revolutionaries
What’s the name of the documentary you can see at the Boston Tea Party Museum?
“Let it Begin Here”
Where did the Sons of Liberty meet before the Boston Tea
Party?
Faneuil Hall
Which bridge are the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum located off of?
Congress Street Bridge
Which one of these men was a leader of the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
Which organization was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
The Faneuil Hall
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Faneuil Hall in Boston has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1743. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis and others encouraging independence from Great Britain. Now it is part of Boston National Historical Park and a well-known stop on the Freedom Trail.
A statue of who is located in front of Faneuil Hall?
Samuel Adams
Faneuil Hall is adjacent to what square?
Dock Square
From what language does “Faneuil” come?
French
In what year was Faneuil Hall added to the National Register of Historic Places?
1966
In what year was Faneuil Hall last renovated?
2017
In what year was Faneuil Hall made a National Historic Landmark?
1960
Prior to the Revolutionary War, what was Faneuil Hall briefly used for?
Quartering British soldiers
The weather vane on the top of Faneuil Hill contains a sculpture of which animal?
Grasshopper
What happened to Faneuil Hall in 1761?
It burnt down
What Massachusetts governor signed the state’s groundbreaking healthcare bill in Faneuil Hall in 2004?
Mitt Romney
What year was Faneuil Hall built?
1742
Which architect expanded Faneuil Hall substantially in 1806?
Charles Bulfinch
Which former U.S. senator announced in 1979 from Faneuil Hall that he was running for president?
Edward Kennedy
Which market was built close to Faneuil Hall in 1826?
Quincy Market
Which of these presidents was not eulogized at Faneuil Hall?
George Washington
Which presidential hopeful gave his concession speech from Faneuil Hall during the 2004 election?
John Kerry
Who built Faneuil Hall?
John Smibert
Who created the weather vane that sits atop Faneuil Hall?
Deacon Shem Drowne
Who financed the building of Faneuil Hall?
Peter Faneuil
Who schulpted the statue in front of Faneuil Hall?
Anne Whitney
Boston Tea Party
ReplyDeleteThe Boston Tea Party helped kickstart the Revolutionary War. What other event contributed to the start of the war? Boston Massacre
What is the name of the restaurant attached to the Boston Tea Party Musseum? Abigail's Tea Room
Samuel Adams was a leadre of which political party? Whigs