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1
One of the events that lead to the war was the Boston Massacre. How many colonists were killed?
7
3
None of these
5
2
Benjamin Franklin’s famous “Join or Die” political cartoon was drawn
In 1774 to support the First Continental Congress
None of the above
In 1765 to support the Stamp Act Congress
In 1775 to support the Second Continental Congress
3
Which piece of legislation was
not
a consequence of the French and Indian War?
None of the above
The Stamp Act
The Coercive Act
The Sugar Act
4
All of the following are true about the French and Indian War
except
Most Natives, fearing white settlers, sided with the British
War was the result of the border disputes in the Ohio Valley
Britain is the dominant colonial power in North America
It was begun by George Washington
5
The idea of "Virtual Representation" is that
All members of Parliament represented all British subjects
You get to represent something virtually
A physical world is a representation of the spiritual world
Thomas J. was speaking for oppressed ppl. in the Declaration
6
Who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
Britain's Redcoats
Virginia Patriots
Meadowcreek Mustangs
Loyalists
7
What country did the American colonies rebel against?
Britain
Germany
Portugal
France
8
What was the name of the group that declared independence from the United States?
The Second Continental Congress
The Whigs
The First Continental Congress
The Third Continental Congress
9
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?
Speculators purchased land out west and were denied access.
It put a tax on tea.
It put a tax on all paper products.
Colonists needed the king's permission to move west.
10
The colonists won at Saratoga. What British military plan was ruined by this victory?
The plan to isolate Virginia
None of these
The plan to isolate New England
The plan to defeat the colonists and take over Virginia
11
Where did the first battle of the Revolutionary War take place?
England
Yorktown
Concord
Lexington
12
How did the colonists protest the actions taken by Parliament between 1765 and 1775?
The distributed propaganda throughout the colonies
They secretly killed them when they could
The harassed British officials
They boycotted British goods
13
Who prevented the distribution of stamps and forced the resignation of the stamp collectors?
The Freedom Force
All of the above
The Boston Militia
The Sons of Liberty
14
Why did the French not support the Americans publicly until after the Battle of Saratoga?
They did not want to create an international crisis.
They didn't think the Americans could win until that moment.
The battle proved the British would win once and for all.
They always believed the Americans would defeat the British.
15
__ was held to respond to the delegates views of Britain's alarming threats to their liberties?
The First Continental Congress
The Revolutionary War
Thomas Paine's Speech
The Peace Effort Congress
16
What role did Thomas Jefferson play in the Revolutionary War?
Establish the Albany Union
The President
Wrote the Proclamation of 1763
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
17
Why did Americans hate the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?
Those who failed to pay taxes would be tried by courts
They were the 1st revenue taxes Parliament put on colonists
All of the above
They were based on the theory of virtual representation
18
What was the main reason that the American Colonies rebelled and fought for their independence?
They outgrew the British Empire and would do better w/o them
They didn't want to pay taxes without having representation
They wanted their own king
They wanted to have their own taxes and economical status
19
Who was the governor of Massachusetts in the early 1770s for the independent American colonies?
Thomas Hutchinson
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
None of the above
20
During the Battle of Trenton, against whom did the Continental Army fight?
Hessian Mercenaries
None of these
French troops
Native Americans
21
In the Declaration of Independence, who was included in the phrase "all men are created equal"?
Free white males
Women
All men
African Americans who owned land
22
When Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766, it simultaneously passed
The Townshend Acts
The Declaratory Act
The Currency Act
The Quartering Act
23
According to the Declaration of Independence, to which three freedoms are each person entitled?
Life, happiness, and freedom of speech
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Liberty, happiness, territory
Life, liberty, and the right to own land
24
The British needed to raise money to pay off their war debt. What did they put taxes on?
Newspapers
Boats
Tea
Clothing
25
What did the patriots disguise themselves as at the Boston Tea Party?
Redcoats
All of the above
African Americans/Slaves
Native Americans
