American Revolution 5th grade

Question 1

This document severed ties with England and was signed on July 4, 1776.

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Declaration of Independence

Question 2

Colonists who remained true to Great Britain.

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Loyalists

Question 3

The acts passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party to punish the colonists for rebelling.

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Intolerable Acts

Question 4

The agreement {negotiated by 3 Famous Americans}, that ended the war & recognized the USA as an independent nation...

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

Question 5

The tax imposed by Parliament on all paper products in the colonies...

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Stamp Act

Question 6

Colonists who were in favor of independence.

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Patriots

Question 7

One of the first battles of the war; although the British won, there were many casualties.

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Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 8

A group of radicals seized 342 chests of tea from 3 ships and threw them in the harbor; this was...

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The Boston Tea Party

Question 9

Wrote and published a pamphlet called "Common Sense" which attacked Great Britain....

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Thomas Paine

Question 10

The Act that required colonists to house British soldiers ...

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Quartering Act

Question 11

A great statesman who helped write the Declaration of Independence, negotiated the Treaty of Paris...

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Benjamin Franklin

Question 12

Served as Washington's Vice President and was the 2nd president of the United States.

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John Adams

Question 13

American & French troops came together to defeat British troops in the Battle of...

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Saratoga

Question 14

Governor of Virginia and famous for "Give me Liberty, or give me death!"

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Patrick Henry

Question 15

Commanding General of the Continental Army, 1st president of the United States.

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George Washington

Question 16

Famous for his journey from Boston to Concord to warn that the Regulars were coming...

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Paul Revere

Question 17

The Sugar Act was created to replace money Great Britain spent on the...

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French and Indian War

Question 18

Author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd president of the United States.

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 19

October 19,1781 Gen. Cornwallis & troops surrendered to Gen. Washington in the Last Battle of

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Yorktown

Question 20

The 1st battle of the Revolutionary War took place on April 18, 1775 in...

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Concord and Lexington

Question 21

The "riot" that broke out between Patriots & British Soldiers at Customs House...

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Boston Massacre

Question 22

He said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

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Nathan Hale

Question 23

The ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution...

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King George III

Question 24

Commanding officer of the British Army during the war and surrendered at the battle of Yorktown

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Lord Charles Cornwallis

Question 25

Group of radical patriots in Boston who fought for freedom from England.

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Sons of Liberty

Question 26

People designated to represent colonies & regions of the newly created US; (members of congress.)

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Delegates

Question 27

What is an "act," as in an Act of Parliament?

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a bill that has passed into law

Question 28

One of the 1st outrageous acts that taxed the colonists on items such as sugar and molasses.

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Sugar Act

Question 29

Civilians that were trained and ready to fight at a moments notice.

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Militia and Minutemen

Question 30

Signed in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787 it created the laws & rights of citizens of the US...

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United States Constitution

American Revolution 5th grade

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American Revolution 5th grade

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