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A quiz review of the content that will be on the American Revolution and war for independence.
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Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger colonists?
Did not want to pay taxes
Wanted new land or were forced out of new land
Felt the British Government should have gained more land
Wanted the French out of North America completely
2
Place where Washington hid out during the winter of 1777
Trenton
Monmouth
Valley Forge
Lexington
3
The Battle of Trenton was a major defeat of Gen. Washington and his forces against the British
False
True
4
Act of refusing to buy goods or refusal to participate as a form of protest.
Unionizing
Boycotting
Tarring and Feathering
Monopoly
5
Why were the colonists specifically upset about the Sugar Act when there had been duty requirements before?
Tried for smuggling out of the colonies by a military court.
Made molasses harder to get
The tax was so high that the colonists could no longer afford those items.
Colonists did not want those items and would not help lower the debt
6
British soldiers fired on colonists who were throwing ice and stones at the the soldiers
Boston Massacre
London Attacks
Boston Tea Party
New York Riots
7
This act taxed all papers and printed material, but also directly taxed colonists.
Lumber Act
Stamp Act
Print Act
Tea Act
8
Merchant who had a customs official locked up aboard one of his ship
John Hancock
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Ben Franklin
9
How were the American colonists able to win the American Revolution from such a superior British force?
Greater Cause of Independence and Freedom
Used mercenaries
Fought more like the British
Had battle harden and better trained troops
10
Who was the man who got the weapons to Boston?
Glubber
Gates
Knox
Hamilton
11
Native Americans mostly sided with the British in the American Revolution
False
True
12
What had too many colonial merchants been doing before the Sugar Act?
Paying the duties (taxes)
Purchasing sugar in the colonies
Demanding more molasses for themselves
Smuggling and bribing customs officials
13
Prussian man who trained Washington's men
von Steuben
von Stevens
von Stanza
von Stricklin
14
"
Which is better-to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away, or by three thousands tyrants not a mile away."
Benjiman Franklin
John Malcom
James Madison
Mather Byles
15
Document stating that the colonies were independent from Britain and the United States of America.
Declaration of Independence
Albany Plan of Union
Petition of Rights
16
Final major battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
17
Who benefited most from victory over the French?
Loyalists
Redcoats
Colonist
Britain
18
Protest where men dressed as Mohawk Native Americans threw tea into the harbor
Battle of Trenton
Boston Massacre
First Continental Congress
Boston Tea Party
19
Published a pamphlet that increased the call for Independence among the common colonists.
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Thomas Paine
John Adams
20
This act took all those who smuggled or bribed out the colonies to be tried by a military court.
Molasses Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
21
How did the British Government respond to the protest of the Sugar and Stamp Act?
Created more taxes
Doubled the taxes
Repealed them
Heavily enforced them
22
Major strategy of the British for fighting in the American Revolution
To stay away from the cities
Form an alliance with the French
To take control of the major cities in the colonies
Let the colonists be free
23
How did some colonists in the Massachusetts and NY colonies go too far in their protest of the Sugar and Stamp Acts?
Wrote sternly worded letters
Assaulted, rioted, and destroyed property
Threw tea overboard into the Boston Harbor
Called soldiers "Redcoats" or "Lobsterback."
24
Fighting that uses ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger force
Gorilla
Suprise
Hit and Run
Guerrilla
25
What factor greatly hurt the British’s ability to wage war against the colonies
Lack of training
British never had a navy
Arguing with Native Americans
Lack of sufficient supplies coming across the Atlantic Ocean
26
Enslaved men were offered a chance for freedom is they supported the British cause against colonials
False
True
27
How did women contribute to the American Revolution?
Threw tea overboard
Fought disguised as men
Invented the sewing machine
Were allowed to use their stratigic skills
28
What action inspired the 3rd Amendment?
Taxing
Boycotting
Quartering Act
Dissolving Government
29
Why was Britain in such great debt in 1763?
Cost of supplying the British Navy
Cost supporting British interest in New England
Cost of fighting the French and Indian War
Cost of keeping the government running
30
This battle in the American Revolution convinced the French to join the Americans.
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Concord
31
One of the part of the Treaty of Paris
Sets the borders of Canada
Agree to take the king off the currency
Give up British Columbia
Recognize the United State as an independence country
32
Innovation at Valley Forge
Immunization against smallpox
Complication with shelter
Innovation with cannons
Constipation among soldiers
33
In the Declaration of Independence, rights that can not be taken away that are called:
Uncertain rights
Unalienable rights
States rights
Designated rights
34
Term for a person who stayed faithful to King George
Loyalist
Red Coat
Patriot
Brit
35
What caused many influential people to change their minds and support the cause of independence?
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Lexington
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
36
Term for British Soldier
Loyalist
Brit
Patriot
Red Coat
37
What battle did Washington and his army win by crossing a icy river at night and surprise attack?
Monmouth
Trenton
Concord
Saratoga
38
German soldiers hired by the British to fight
Scotish Lowlanders
Hessians
Finnish
Madalorians
39
How did some colonist in New York and Boston react to the taxes?
Tried to pass counter taxes
Refused to enlist in the British Army
Rioted
Called for re-elections
40
Why were the colonists specifically upset about the Stamp Act?
Made documents difficult to read
1st time to pay a direct tax without colonial legislative votes
Stamps were ugly
Did not fit on the dice
41
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
42
How many times more taxes were citizens of England paying than colonists?
100
25
the same
10
43
An impact of the American Revolution to the world
The British ban Washington apples from import
Kings begin treating their subject much better
Ideas of Independence and revolution spread throughout the world
The idea of human inequality is embraced
44
Treaty that ended the American Revolution and officially recognized the colonies as independent
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treat of Paris 1763
45
Pamphlet that Thomas Paine wrote that gained popularity and increased a call for independence
Common Thought
Natural Law
Common Sense
Nonsense
46
George Washington had this read to his men in order to raise morale among the troops.
American Hope
America the Beautiful
American Dream
American Crisis
47
Who wrote "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved."
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
James Otis
James Madison
48
The Townshead Act taxes were repealed except for one import
Glass
Sugar
Paper
Tea
49
How did Samuel Adams contribute to protests?
Tar and feathering
Riding out on a rail
Burning Loyalist's homes
peacefully: “Circular Letter”
50
What weapon did the Americans need to get the British out of Boston?
Cannons
Bayonets
Sabers
Muskets
