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8th grade Revolution unit
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1
What does the word colony mean?
a person that teaches others about their religion
the pattern or flow of water
to travel to places in order to learn about them
a settlement of people coming from another country to live
2
Which word best describes when the citizens of a country overthrow its own government and replace it with a new one?
Revolution
Boycott
Mother Country
Grievance
3
This person gained fame as the General of the Continental Army and eventually became a president of the US.
Paul Revere
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Rochambeau
4
A list of grievances that were listed in the Declaration of Independence included all of the following but which one?
Soldiers of the Boston Massacre being found not guilty
Taxation
Quartering of Soldiers
Trials decided by British judges
5
If I am a registered voter, I can vote in the election for the President. It doesn't matter if I am male or female.
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Equality
Life
6
Where did Washington's troops camp for the winter?
Yorktown
Fort Ticonderoga
Boston
Valley Forge
7
A turning point for the colonists, after this victory France and Spain are allies
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
8
This battle would start the Revolution with the famous "shot heard 'round the world."
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
9
Direct tax that required colonists to pay for official seal on many paper products
Stamp Act
Declaratory Act
Intolerable Act
Townshend Act
10
Member of the Continental Congress from PA who convinced France to help with the war.
Ben Franklin
Rochambeau
Thomas Jefferson
Marquis de Lafayette
11
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are:
unalienable rights
a movie
from "Common Sense"
only for the monarchy
12
Everyone below are patriots except whom?
King George III
John Adams
Paul Revere
George Washington
13
This document marked the end of the Revolutionary War and had as one of its provisions named America independent.
Treaty of London
Treaty of Agreement
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
14
Sam Adams was the Commander of the Continental Army.
True
False
15
Indigenous is often associated with what group of people?
French
Spanish
English
Native Americans
16
Colonists disguised as Indians sneak into Boston Harbor, and dump 342 chests of tea
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Retaliation
The Boston Tea Act
Boston Tea Fiasco
17
Which monarch was ruler of England during the Revolutionary War?
Queen Elizabeth I
King George I
King George III
Mr. Salonia
18
How did the Patriots use the Boston Massacre to their advantage?
The event was used as a reason to start military action
All of the above
The event was used as propaganda to increase Patriot support
The event was used to alienate (separate) the Patriots.
19
I can give my opinion in class.
Life
Equality
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
20
This Sons of Liberty member would take a midnight ride to Lexington to warn of the British
John Adams
Paul Revere
Williams Howe
Paul Newman
21
What war was fought between Britain and France over competing land claims in north America?
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Civil War
Franco-Prussian War
22
Which of the following was
NOT
a result of the French and Indian War?
Colonists were able to expand into new British territory
George Washington gained valuable military experience
Great Britain gained North American Territory
Britain built up enormous debt
23
Who seemed more likely to win the American Revolution?
The British b/c they had more $ & resources
The Americans b/c they had more $ & resources
Native Americans b/c they knew the land
The French b/c they had superior troops
24
A loyalist was a colonist that was loyal to the Patriots during the war
False
True
25
John Adams was responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence.
True
False
26
This ended the French and Indian War and gave England control of the Ohio River Valley.
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of London
Treaty of Paris
Quartering Act
27
The act of not purchasing items or services out of protest
Repeal
Duty
Petition
Boycott
28
Which of the following was
NOT
a result of the Intolerable acts
A higher tax placed on tea
Royal governor could ban town hall meetings
British officials would stand trial in Britain not Boston
The port of Boston was closed
29
I have the right to live without fear of being hurt or killed.
Pursuit of Happiness
Equality
Liberty
Life
30
A group of British soldiers fired into a crowd of Bostonians.
The Bloody Boston Affair
The Bostonian Sad Face
The Boston Atrocity
The Boston Massacre
31
Thomas Paine contributed to the revolutionary cause by
speaking out against the Stamp Act
founding a navy to fight in theRevolutionary War
recruiting Patriot fighters in New England
writing “Common Sense” to persuade others for independence
32
In April of 1775, Governor Thomas Gage ordered soldiers to Concord for the purpose of
Intercepting a delivery of smuggled tea
Seize a stockpile of weapons
Restore order after riots
Rescue a British officer being held hostage
33
This would be the last major land battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Valley Forge
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Saratoga