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1
French Admiral whose fleet played a critical role in the Yorktown victory
Johann De Kalb
Casimir Pulaski
Francois de Grasse
Marquis de Lafayette
2
Which group adopted the Suffolk Resolves (forming militias) and ended trade with Great Britain
Second Continental Congress
Albany Plan of Union
First Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
3
To refuse or protest buying certain goods
stealing
tallow
boycott
smuggling
4
Which of the following acts/events happened last?
Boston Tea Party
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Declaratory Act
5
What group is responsible for violent protests and anti-British propaganda?
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Propaganda Princes
Pennsylvania Protest Group
6
Who came to Valley Forge to train the Americans in European combat and military discipline?
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
Baron Von Steuben
Horatio Gates
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This was an effect of the Townshend Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Boycotting British goods
Boston Tea Party
8
Why was the Tea Act passed?
To make smuggling easier
To encourage colonists to buy tea from the Dutch
To increase taxes on tea
To save the British East India Company
9
Why did the First Continental Congress meet?
To write the Declaration of Independence
To respond to Britain's treatment (repeal Intolerable Acts)
To get the Stamp Act repealed
To write the Olive Branch Petition
10
The Hessians were:
Loyalist militias
Elite British troops
Elite American troops
German mercenaries
11
Who took over as Great Britain's prime minister and changed the course of the Seven Years' War?
Charles Townshend
George III
Robert Dinwiddie
William Pitt
12
Who is matched incorrectly to a written document?
John Locke: Common Sense
Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence
2nd Continental Congress: Olive Branch Petition
Mercy Otis Warren: anti-British pamphlets
13
What act lowered the tax on molasses to get colonists to stop smuggling?
Molasses Act
Stamp Act
Coffee Act
Sugar Act
14
Why did the British change their focus to fighting in the south?
They were losing in the north
The French joined the fighting in the north
Slaves were openly rebelling against the Americans
There were more loyalists
15
All of the following are reasons King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 EXCEPT:
to promote westward expansion
to keep colonists on the coast
to keep the colonists where they could be controlled
to avoid conflict with natives
16
Which act punished Boston by making them pay for the destroyed tea?
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Declaratory Act
Tea Act
17
Last major battle of the war?
Battle of Camden
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
18
What was NOT a problem Washington's army faced as 1776 came to a close?
lack of money to fund the war
enlistments were ending
rising morale among the soldiers
supplies were exhausted
19
All of the following happened at the Second Continental Congress EXCEPT:
Delegates demanded Britain repeal the Intolerable Acts
Olive Branch Petition was sent to King George III
George Washington appointed commander of Continental Army
The Declaration of Independence was adopted
20
What rights, according to Thomas Jefferson, are natural and cannot be taken away from us?
Property rights
Unnatural rights
Certain rights
Unalienable rights
21
"I only regret I have but one life to give to my country"
Nathaniel Greene
Nathan Hale
John Paul Jones
Benjamin Franklin
22
The famous orator of the House of Burgesses who said "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!" was:
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
23
Where was George Washington's first command?
Fort Necessity
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Oswego
Fort Pitt
24
"I have not yet begun to fight"
Nathan Hale
Ben Franklin
Paul Revere
John Paul Jones
25
This taxed paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
26
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th--
1787
1620
1607
1776
27
What phrase represented colonists' frustration with Parliament's method of taxing them?
"Parliament Schmarliament"
"No taxation please"
"Join or Die"
"No taxation without representation"
28
Which battle convinced the French to join the American Revolution on the side of the Americans?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington and Concord
29
Redcoats got access to this when the ____________ Act was passed.
Declaratory
Stamp
Townshend
Quartering
30
Charles Lee was relieved of command and no longer a threat to take over Washington's role after
The Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Camden
31
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
32
All taxes in the Townshend Acts were repealed except the tax on--
paint
tea
stamps
glass
33
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Cooch's Bridge
Battle of Bunker Hill
34
What was the most effective method of protest colonists used to get Parliament to repeal acts?
Petitions to Parliament
Tarring and feathering
Boycotting British goods
Burning effigies
35
This taxed all paper products
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
36
Which term was used for colonists who strongly supported independence?
Loyalist
Tory
Patriot
37
What country lost its power (land) in North America as a result of the French Indian War:
Spain
England
France
Netherlands
38
What allowed customs officials to search colonists' property for smuggled goods?
An order from the king
A tip from a merchant
A writ of assistance
A criminal record
39
This told colonists they could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Exclamation
Proclamation of 1963
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
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Who formally petitioned for "no taxation without representation" after early acts were passed?
First Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
Second Continental Congress
No Taxation Congress
41
According to the Declaration of Independence, what gives government their power?
Approval of the people
Tyranny
Parliament
Consent of the governed
42
What military exchanges happened before the Declaration of Independence?
Concord
Bunker Hill
All of the above
Lexington
43
John Locke believed all of the following EXCEPT:
Obedience to government is necessary to maintain order
Natural Rights: Life, liberty, property
People can abolish a gov. who does not protect their rights
Social Contract: Government should protect natural rights
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Who wrote "Common Sense"?
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
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Treaty which ends the American Revolution?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
