The First Continental Congress was a meeting attended by who?

representatives from all colonies except Georgia

How did the Native Americans feel after Britain won the French and Indian War?

Upset because they didn't want the colonists on their land

How did the colonists treat the British soldiers who were stationed in the colonies?

They were mean, jeering and taunting them

What did the colonists chant which means they should be represented if they were to pay taxes?

no taxation without representation!

What did King George III order in his Proclamation of 1763?

No colonist could live or hunt west of the Appalachians.

The Stamp Act required which item to be stamped to show proof the tax had been paid?

newspapers, birth certificates, playing cards, legal documents

Why were the British heading to Lexington and Concord?

That's where the Minutemen were meeting and storing weapons

What is a proclamation?

on order from a country's leader to its citizens

One of the Intolerable Acts was the Quartering Act. What did it do?

Required colonists to house and feed soliders

Why were the colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?

The felt their freedoms were being taken away

What did the First Continental Congress decide to do?

Signed a petition with demands to King George

How did the colonists know the British were coming?

Paul Revere rode his horse to warn them

The colonies had many military units called Minutemen. Why were they called this?

They could be ready to fight in minutes

What was decided at the Second Continental Congress?

That General Washington would lead the Continental Army

Who was Crispus Attucks?

The first colonist who died for the revolution

Which was NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?

A bill for the money spent on the war

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Review of American Revolution for 5th graders. Covers from the French and Indian War through the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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1
Which was NOT an act that angered the colonists?
Britian Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
2
The First Continental Congress was a meeting attended by who?
Every single colonist from the 13 colonies
Representatives from Philadelphia and New York
Colonial representatives and British parliament
representatives from all colonies except Georgia
3
How did the Native Americans feel after Britain won the French and Indian War?
Happy to share their land with the colonists
Angry because the French were using their land
Sad because they had to move to Britain
Upset because they didn't want the colonists on their land
4
How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?
50
500
5000
5
5
Who won the French and Indian War?
Britain
Indians
French
Colonists
6
How did the colonists treat the British soldiers who were stationed in the colonies?
They were mean, jeering and taunting them
They were afraid of them, staying away from them
They were nice to them, talking and helping them.
They loved them, applauding them whenever they could
7
What did the colonists chant which means they should be represented if they were to pay taxes?
No taxes! Represent!
no taxation without representation!
representation if we're going to be taxed!
We want to represent our taxes!
8
What did King George III order in his Proclamation of 1763?
All Native Americans must move east of the Appalachians
Colonists could hunt, but not live west of the Appalachians
All colonists must move west of the Appalachian Mountains
No colonist could live or hunt west of the Appalachians.
9
In response to unfair taxes, colonists boycotted goods. What is a boycott?
a declaration for freedom
taunting and jeering British soliders
dumping a good into the ocean
refusal to buy goods
10
The Stamp Act required which item to be stamped to show proof the tax had been paid?
newspapers
birth certificates
playing cards
legal documents
11
Why were the British heading to Lexington and Concord?
They wanted to find the gold buried their to get more money
That's where the Minutemen were meeting and storing weapons
That's where the British had all their supplies and horses
That was where the colonist had agreed to have a battle at
12
Who was NOT a member of the Sons of Liberty?
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
King George
Sam Adams
13
What group was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
British Parliment
Washington's Soliders
Ben Franklin's Army
Sons of Liberty
14
What is a proclamation?
a song written for a country's leader
on order from a country's leader to its citizens
a letter that travels across the Atlantic Ocean
a list of demands given by a judge
15
One of the Intolerable Acts was the Quartering Act. What did it do?
Required colonists to house and feed soliders
Require colonists to give up their house
Require colonists to pay a quarter every time they traveled
Required colonists to bow to British soldiers
16
Why were the colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
The felt their freedoms were being taken away
It wasn't fair to be forced to move back to Britain
They didn't want to leave their colonies
They wanted to live in Florida
17
Where did the the First Continental Congress take place?
Washington D.C
New York City, NY
Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA
18
What did the First Continental Congress decide to do?
Signed a petition with demands to King George
Accept Britain's rules and obey them
Elect General Washington as the Commander of the Army
Declare war against Britain
19
What was the Sugar Act?
A tax on sugar and molasses
Colonists were required to grow their own sugar
Colonists were forced to give sugar to soldiers
An tax that required many paper products to be stamped
20
How did the colonists know the British were coming?
Ben Franklin's spies found out and wrote a letter to him
The British sent an announcement to Patrick Henry
They heard them coming
Paul Revere rode his horse to warn them
21
The colonies had many military units called Minutemen. Why were they called this?
They could be ready to fight in minutes
They took a minute to travel from Boston, MA to Philadelphia
They were known to defeat an entire army in a few minutes
Their horse could ride 60 miles in a minute
22
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
January 4, 1776
July 4, 1776
July 4th, 2014
July 10th, 1775
23
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Ben Franklin
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
24
What was decided at the Second Continental Congress?
That the colonists would obey British laws
That Paul Revere would warn that the British were coming
That General Washington would lead the Continental Army
The the ports of Boston would be closed
25
Who was Crispus Attucks?
The first african american general of the Continental Army
The first slave of America
The first Britian who died for the revolution
The first colonist who died for the revolution
26
How did King George react to the Boston Tea Party?
He passed the Intolerable Acts
He put the Sons of Liberty in jail
He finally agreed to compromise
He withdrew all troops for the colonies
27
Which was NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?
list of grievances towards the British
the colony's main ideas of government
A bill for the money spent on the war
the preamble
28
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
French vs Indians
Britain vs Colonists
French vs Colonists
French and Indians vs. Britain

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