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Why were the colonists so opposed to taxes?
They were naive
They didn't have money
They had no representation in Parliament
They didn't want British to defend the colonists
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What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Free tea was given to the colonists
The tea tax was celebrated with a party in Boston
Redcoats and Patriots had tea
Sons of Liberty threw tea in the Boston Harbor
3
Document that ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American Independence
Articles of Confederation
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Independence
4
What document is pictured below?
American Constitution
Common Sense
Articles of Confederation
Treaty of Versailles
5
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
Tea was dumped at the Boston Harbor
Colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence
Shots were fired after snowballs were thrown
Redcoats began living in colonists houses
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Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Samuel Adams
John Adams
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In the Battle of Bunker Hill...
Benedict Arnold was killed
The Patriots won
British suffered heavy casualties
Patriots refused to withdraw and were captured
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How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?
5,000
500
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50
9
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by congress on __________
July 4th, 1776
August 26th, 1977
July 4th, 1786
August 23rd, 1776
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What was the reaction of the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of liberty were exiled
King George agreed to compromise
Sons of Liberty were separated
King George passed the Intolerable Acts
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In response to unfair taxes, colonists boycotted goods. What is a boycott?
Refusal to buy goods
Dumping a good into the ocean
Taunting and jeering British soldiers
A declaration of freedom
12
Who was the Declaration of Independence addressed to?
John Adams
King George III
George Washington
LaFayette
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The _____ ___ placed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Intolerable Act
Sugar Act
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and was in the Continental Congress?
Ben Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
15
The colonies had many military units called
minutemen.
Why were they called like this?
They could be ready to fight in minutes
They were known to defeat an entire army in a few minutes
Their horse could ride 60 miles in a minute
They took a minute to travel from Boston, MA to Philadelphia
16
Washington and his troops faced harsh weather winters and little food in _____ ____
Trenton
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Saratoga
17
What did King George III do to pay back the debt from the French and Indian War?
Started taxing the colonists
Borrowed money from the colonists
Sold his slavers
Invested on trades to gain more money
18
The Continental Congress' last appeal to the king, which was ignored
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
Articles of Confederation
Public Domain
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Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
John Adams
20
The Battle of Yorktown invaded...
treachery on the part of Benedict Arnold
the suicide of the commanding British general
the most blood battle of the war
a combined French and American army and navy
21
The _________ ___ required colonists to house and feed soldiers
Home Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
22
In the Ohio River Valley, French Settlements & Forts collided with whose expansion, causing?
Revolutionary War
French and Indian War
17 Years War
English/French Feud
23
What battle started the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Independence
24
Battle of Trenton was a surprise attack on Christmas Day after Washington &Troops crossed the-
The Shenandoah
The Hudson
Valley Forge
The Delaware
25
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"?
King George III
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
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Who wrote an angry speech against the Stamp Act?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Patrick Henry
George Washington
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What battle does the picture below show?
Lexington and Concord
Boston Massacre
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
