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1
The winter camping quarters of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
2
He was a patriot, revolutionary war hero, sea captain who fought the British
Benedict Arnold
John Paul Jones
Thomas Paine
Ethan Allen
3
What was the name of the Spanish governor of Louisiana that aided the patriots
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Paine
Bernardo de Galvez
4
The diagram shows what economic relationship between American colonies and Britain in 1760?
federalism
balance of trade power
tax-free trade
mercantilism
5
Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams were similar in that both women —
worked to persuade people to support the Patriot cause
acted as spies behind British lines for General Washington
served in the First Continental Congress
wrote a history of the American Revolution
6
The Revolutionary War lasted seven years, ending officially in 1783 with the
Treaty of Concord
Treaty of Vienna
Treaty of Paris
Battle of Valley Forge
7
Advocate for independence in his pamphlet,
Common Sense
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George Washington
Ben Franklin
Thomas Paine
Samuel Adams
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She was wife to John Adams, helped organize boycotts and protests against British policies
Abigail Adams
Dolley Madison
Dorothea Dix
Mercy Otis Warren
9
A tax placed on almost all printed materials
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Navigation Acts
Sugar Act
10
Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Valley Forge
Lexington
Yorktown
Saratoga
11
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
Fort Knox
Saratoga
Trenton
12
Which Jewish financier lent money to Continental Congress to pay the army?
Haym Solomon
John Hancock
Wentworth Cheswell
James Armistead
13
Which colonists did
NOT
consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion?
Nationlists
Patriots
Loyalists
Separatists
14
French
nobleman, came to help the US during the American Revolution.
Thomas Paine
Marquis de LaFayette
Bernardo de Galvez
Haym Salomon
15
Why were the colonists angered by the issuance of the Proclamation of 1763?
it promoted raids by Native American Indians
it limited their freedom to move west
it took too much land from Canada
it gave territory in Florida to France
16
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris the U.S. gained
land west to the Rocky Mountains
land west to the Pacific Ocean
land west to the Mississippi
all of Canada
17
According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of government is to
ensure the stability of a country's economy
provide strong military leadership
protect the rights of individuals
protect a nation from foreign invasions
18
Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
19
Which of the following is NOT one of the Intolerable Acts of 1774?
The closing of the Port of Boston
The right to ban all town meetings by the governor
The increased taxation on all exported goods from Boston
The mandatory quartering of British soldiers
20
Which of the following is an example of an unalienable right?
personal liberty
home ownership
employment
a college education
21
How did Parliament react to growing protests against their policies by American colonists?
Sent more British soldiers and new colonial tax measures
It offered to grant independence to the American colonists
Granted American colonists a voice in British Parliament
Removed all British soldiers stationed in American colonies
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After French and Indian War, colonists believed that British taxes were unfair because —
American colonists lacked representation in Parliament
colonists had to pay higher taxes than people in England
tax rates were higher in some colonies than in others
landowners paid higher taxes than merchants active in trade