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8th - American Revolution
8th - American Revolution
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1
What was Paul Revere's warning to the colonists?
The British are joining with the French
The British are coming to attack
2
Which was considered the first battle of the Revolution?
Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
3
Sharpshooters were a major reason the colonists won the war.
FALSE
TRUE
4
This event was exaggerated and caused the colonists to become even angrier at the British.
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
5
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on stamps
A tax on printed material
6
Which was considered the last battle of the Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
7
On which holiday did Washington plan a surprise attack to defeat the British for the first time
Thanksgiving
Christmas
8
The first fighting and 2 major protests took place in what city?
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington D.C.
9
What war caused the British to have debt and tax the colonists?
American Revolution
French and Indian War
10
The Intolerable Acts were passed after which event?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
11
This was the first major American loss during the Revolution.
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
12
Which later President came up with strategies that helped the Americans win the Revolution?
Washington
Revere
Jefferson
Hamilton
13
What country helped the Americans defeat the British in the American Revolution?
Spain
France
14
After which colonial battle did the French finally agree to join?
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
15
Washington made camp here during the winter with his militia.
Boston
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Philadelphia
16
The Declaration of Independence gave the colonists their freedom.
FALSE
TRUE
17
In which city were meetings about the colonists' freedom and where the Declaration was signed?
Washington D.C.
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
18
Why were the colonists upset at the British?
They placed many unfair laws and taxes
They didn't allow freedom of the seas
They were taking away too much land
The attacked the French
19
Which of the following laws closed the Boston ports?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Declaration of Independence
Intolerable Acts
20
The American Revolution officially started with this battle.
Saratoga
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Trenton
21
The British controlled what major state (which they eventually lost)?
New York
Massachusetts
22
Which event was considered the first major protest by the colonists?
French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
American Revolution
Boston Tea Party
23
In which war did the colonists fight with the British to defeat France?
French and Indian War
American Revolution
24
Which of the following laws forced British soldiers to live in colonists' homes?
Townsend Acts
Boston Massacre
Declaration of Independence
Intolerable Acts