Why was the 1st shot fired in the Revolutionary War known as “the Shot Heard Round the World?

It resulted in revolutions in other parts of the world

The First Continental Congress voted to...

call for the formation of colonial militias.

What did the Navigation Act mean for the colonies?

They could only trade with England

What colonial group was most in favor of going to war with the British initially?

Businessmen who were losing money

The Sugar Act and Stamp Act are examples of how the...

British tried to raise money in the colonies.

Which of the following acurately describes the sides in the French and Indian War?

British/Colonists vs French/Native Americans

What was the main reason for westward expansion amongst the English colonies in America?

Overcrowding and financial success

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1
Why was the 1st shot fired in the Revolutionary War known as “the Shot Heard Round the World?
It resulted in the British defeat of the American colonies.
It resulted in revolutions in other parts of the world
It influenced the founders to write a new constitution.
It sparked thousands of people to immigrate to the US.
2
How many people died during the “Boston Massacre?”
Five
Nine
Seven
Three
3
Who was the king of Britain during the Revolutionary War?
Edward I
George III
Henry VII
Richard II
4
The First Continental Congress voted to...
call for the formation of colonial militias.
imprison all British tax collectors.
adopt the Declaration of Independence.
end the boycott of imports from Britain.
5
Which was NOT 1 of the people who rode around alerting colonies that “the Redcoats are coming?”
Samuel Prescott
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
William Dawes
6
Which battle of the Rev. War was considered to be a moral victory for the Colonists?
Concord
Lexington
Charlestown
Chesapeake
7
Who embellished the details & pumped the killing of people into the “Boston Massacre?”
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Prescott
William Dawes
Paul Revere
8
What did the Navigation Act mean for the colonies?
They could only trade with England
Ships could be borded by Spanish naval ships at any time
Ships could be borded by British naval ships at any time
They could only trade with Spain
9
What colonial group was most in favor of going to war with the British initially?
Colonial leadership who were unhappy with British treatment
Businessmen who were losing money
British Loyalists who thought British occupation was wrong
the Working class in the colonies who were being underpaid
10
The Sugar Act and Stamp Act are examples of how the...
colonists eagerly sacrificed to pay their war debts.
British tried to stimulate colonial economies.
British continued to leave the colonies alone.
British tried to raise money in the colonies.
11
Who came up with the Albany Plan of Union?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
12
What types of people made up the militias of the colonies?
Hired assassins
Common everyday citizens
French soldiers left behind in the New World
Former British soldiers
13
Which of the following acurately describes the sides in the French and Indian War?
French/Colonists vs British/Native Americans
British/Native Americans vs French/Colonists
British/Colonists vs French/Native Americans
Colonists/Native Americans vs British/French
14
What was the main reason for westward expansion amongst the English colonies in America?
Overcrowding and financial success
A belief in a spiritual ideal known as Manifest Destiny
Boredom and the feeling of a need to conquer new lands
Attacks by the native groups

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