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Which of the following was a result of the First Continental Congress?
Colonies formed a militia
Olive Branch Petition
George Washington appointed head of the army
Declaration of Independence
2
What act placed a tax on imported goods like paper, wool and tea?
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Coercive Acts
3
The Proclamation of 1763...
Proclaimed 1763 to be the best year ever.
Prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Allowed British troops to be housed in colonists' homes.
Declared the colonies free from Great Britain.
4
Which battle was known as the turning point of the war?
Saratoga
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Trenton
5
What word means to cancel?
Repeal
Boycott
Import
Tarriff
6
According to the Declaratory Act....
British soldiers could be quartered in the colonies.
Colonists could only buy tea from the East India Company.
Colonists lost the right to self government.
England had the right to tax the colonies.
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage that helped the colonists defeat Great Britain?
Defense of their own land, principles and beliefs.
Superior numbers and experience.
Support from France.
Strong leadership.
8
What Enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of "Life, Liberty and Property."
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
9
The author of
Common Sense
that convinced many to support independence.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
10
A tax on imported goods.
Boycott
Tariff
Repeal
Veto
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The colonists felt they should have rights as Englishmen under the...
Mayflower Compact
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
English Bill of Rights
12
The patriot group that organized protests against the British government.
Sons of Anarchy
Redcoats
Sons of Liberty
Patriot Mob
13
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the roll of government?
To provide protection from hostile nations
To keep power split between several groups
To protect the rights of the people
Separation of church and state
14
True or False? Native Americans fought on both sides during the Revolution.
False
True
15
Why was the Stamp Act so unpopular in the colonies?
It taxed items such as tea.
It raised the price of stamps.
It forced them to get stamped before they could buy items.
It taxed commonly used items such as paper.
16
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
17
"The shot heard 'round the world."
Valley Forge
Lexington
Yorktown
Concord
18
Which of the following was NOT part of the Coercive/Intolerable Acts?
British soldiers tried in England and not America
Closed Boston Harbor
Put new taxes on paper, playing cards and legal documents
Took away self government
19
This patriot made a daring ride to warn colonists that British soldiers were approaching.
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
20
Which of the following is true of women at the end of the American Revolution?
They could own land.
They were able to vote in some states.
They could work outside the home.
They got the right to an education.
21
The colonists fought back against the Tea Act because...
It put heavy taxes on tea.
They could only buy tea from the British East India Company.
They didn't boil the ocean.
It was part of the Coercive Acts.
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Protesting by refusing to buy certain goods.
Suffolk Resolves
Tariff
Boycott
Import
23
Letter intended to keep the peace between Britain and the colonies, rejected by King George.
Common Sense
English Bill of Rights
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
24
Who made the statement, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
25
Who was the British General that surrendered at Yorktown?
Myers
Gage
Washington
Cornwallis
26
The law that required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
27
The British placed taxes on the American colonies because they thought...
The colonies should be punished for the Boston Tea Party.
The colonies were not worth anything.
The colonies should pay for the French and Indian War.
The colonies shouldn't have independence.
28
Bloody encounter between British soldiers and colonists.
Albany Plan of Union
Committees of Correspondence
Boston Massacre
First Continental Congress
29
The American colonists objected to being taxed by the British Parliament because...
They were the most heavily taxed group in Great Britain.
They didn't like the British king.
They had no representation in Parliament.
They were saving their money for foreign investments.
30
What monarch was reigning over Great Britain during the Pre-Revolution Era?
George III
Edward IV
Charles II
Elizabeth I
31
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get its power from?
Rich landowners
The military
The people
The legislature
32
British law(s) passed as punishments for the Boston Tea Party.
Proclamation of 1763
Declaratory Act
Stamp Act
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
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The American's response to the Sugar Act was to...
Declare Independence
Pay the tax
Create the Stamp Act Congress
Continue smuggling
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Group that wanted to stay loyal to the king.
French
Patriots
Loyalists
Mercenaries
