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1
What victory was the turning point for winning substantial foreign support?
Concord
Saratoga
New York
Trenton
2
What document turned the tide of public opinion toward independence?
The Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Resolves
The Circular Letter
Common Sense
3
What founding father is credited with securing a treaty with France?
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
George Washington
John Jay
4
Which of the following was particularly hated in part because it was an "internal" tax?
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
5
Which of the following is NOT true about the Tea Act?
Ships had trouble unloading the tea in most American ports.
It led to violent protests in Boston.
Despite the tax, it lowered the cost of tea.
it gave the British East India Co a monopoly on tea
6
What foreign nation gave the US the highest level of foreign assistance?
Spain
Russia
France
Prussia
7
What was the first revenue collecting measure directed at the colonies after 1763?
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Sugar Act
The Townshend Duties
8
What major topic was deleted from the Declaration of Independence?
references to Slavery
the Quartering of British Troops in homes
references to unjust taxation
9
What was the primary purpose of the Circular Letter?
Called for creation of "Associations" to enforce a boycott.
To organize a unified response to the Townshend Acts
To petition the King to repeal unjust taxes
To organize resistance to the Tea Act
10
By 1776, which colony was the largest in terms of population?
South Carolina
New York
Virginia
Massachusetts
11
Beyond Native Americans, British settlement from 1600-1763 pushed out all of the following groups EXCEPT
The Dutch
The Spanish
The French
The Swedish
12
A dispute over what territory was the catalyst for war with France in 1754?
Ohio
Mississippi
Florida
Nova Scotia
13
In the 1760's, which founding father's business was threatened the most by the increased taxation of imports?
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Patrick Henry
John Hancock
14
Who was responsible for retraining the troops and turning the army arround at Valley Forge?
Marquis de Lafayette
John Burgoyne
Baron von Steuben
Benedict Arnold
15
Which side offered slaves their freedom if they joined the "Ethiopian Regiment"?
The Patriots
The Loyalists
16
Which event did NOT lead to the staging of a colonial convention of any kind?
The Stamp Act
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The French and Indian War
17
Who was primarily responsible for the idea of the infamous Circular Letters?
Patrick Henry
Sam Adams
John Hancock
George Washington
18
Protests against the ___ led boycotts of British goods and tarring and feathering of dissenters
Quartering Act
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
19
What was the Stono Rebellion?
A labor uprising in the Dutch controlled colony of New Amsterdam
A french uprising against British rule in Quebec
A Native American war in Georgia
A slave revolt in South Carolina
20
From where did South Carolina Settlers import a harsh slave code in 1661?
Cuba
Jamaica
Barbados
Florida
21
Which of the following measures was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?
a stronger quartering act
the extension of Quebec's boundaries
The closing of Boston Harbor until tea was paid for.
The dissolving of all colonial charters and assemblies
22
During the F&I War, losing which city proved to be the biggest blow to the French cause?
Detroit
Louisberg
Montreal
Quebec
23
What specific event spurred the meeting of the First Continental Congress?
The Boston Tea Party
The forming of the colonial "associations"
The Intolerable Acts
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
24
What American leader was responsible for taking key western outposts in the Ohio Valley?
Benedict Arnold
George Rogers Clark
John Burgoyne
Nathanael Greene
25
Which battle led to the final surrender of British forces in America?
Saratoga
Cowpens
Trenton
Yorktown
26
In which year were the colonies rocked by both King Philip's War and the start of Bacon's Rebellion?
1644
1675
1715
1754
27
In what way did the Great Awakening contribute to the eventual call for American Independence?
The growth in religious participation fostered greater colonial unity
travelling ministers cast the king as an unholy figure
New Light preachers stressed the equality of man under god
28
Victory in this battle in 1776 allowed Washington to end the threat of hired Hessian soldiers.
Saratoga
Yorktown
Trenton
Valley Forge
29
Who made the formal proposal that America declare itself independent at the 2nd Con. Congress?
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
John Dickinson
John Adams
30
Who was Joseph Brandt?
A Native American leader in NY who allied with the British
An American spy ring leader for Washington
A freed slave who distinguished himself in the Continental Army
A British cavalry officer infamous for his brutal raids
31
What was the Decree of Sanctuary?
Spanish decree that escaped British slaves could remain free in Florida.
William Penn's granting of complete religious freedom
Treaty that ended Pontiac's Rebellion
Agreement that ended the trade in Native American slaves in SC
32
After repealing the Stamp Act, Parliament passed this act to reaffirm their right to tax.
Quartering Act
The Declaratory Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Duties