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location in Pennsylvania where General Washington’s army spent a difficult winter in 1777-1778
Scranton
Valley Forge
Harpers Ferry
Philadelphia
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What was the significance of the Battle of Trenton?
General Washington's leadership was questioned for the first time.
It was the Continental Army's first major victory.
General Washington's defense of New Jersey ensured its safety.
It demonstrated German support of the Patriots' cause.
3
July 4, 1776 was the date that
the Second Continental Congress first assembled.
the Declaration of Independence was approved.
the colonies first confederated as the United States of America.
the first battle of the war began at Lexington and Concord.
4
1777 Revolutionary War battle in New Jersey, won by the Continental Army
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Trentown
Battle of Princetown
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1765 law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Molasses Act
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war fought from 1754 to 1763 in which Britain and its colonies defeated France and its American Indian allies
Eight Years' War
Pontiac's Rebellion
Hundred Years' War
French and Indian War
7
a 1778 Revolutionary War battle site in New Jersey where neither side won a clear victory
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Charlestown
Battle of Trenton
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network of local groups that informed colonists of British measures and the opposition to them before the Revolution
salutary neglect
committees of correspondence
Daughters of the Revolution
nonimportation agreements
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an English-best known for his highly influential pamphlet, Common Sense, which helped bring support to the Patriot cause
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Phillis Wheatley
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What did the government of Great Britain have in common with most colonial governments?
four separate branches
an executive leader elected by the people
a two-house legislature
inherited public offices
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colonial consumer boycotts of British exports in response to taxes passed by Parliament
salutary neglect
nonimportation agreements
committees of correspondence
taxation without representation
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The main objection the colonists had to British taxation was that
they were not represented in the British Parliament.
other British subjects did not have to pay taxes.
they were taxed on British goods they did not use.
the British did not offer protection in exchange.
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The Townshend Acts were passed in 1767 in order to
raise revenue after the repeal of the Stamp Act.
make governors independent of assemblies.
end smuggling through colonial ports.
increase taxes on manufactured goods imported from Europe.
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the act of freeing someone from slavery
manumission
distraction
salutary neglect
suppression
15
universal rights (ex. life and liberty) that derive from nature rather than from government, according to philosophers
manmade rights
unseen rights
natural rights
intangible rights
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The purpose of the Second Continental Congress's "Olive Branch Petition" was to
announce their independence from Britain.
announce their intent to declare war.
confirm their loyalty to the king.
confirm their loyalty to Parliament.
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form of government in which officials are elected by the people
oligarchy
theocracy
republic
democracy
18
1776 Revolutionary War battle in New Jersey, won by the Continental Army
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Princetown
Battle of Trentown
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a 1780 Revolutionary War battle in South Carolina in which Patriots defeated a Loyalist militia
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Kings Mountain
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Charleston
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professional soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army
Continental
Hessian
mercenary
lobsterback
21
What effect did the outcome of the Revolutionary War have on American Indians?
Britain's A.I. allies reestablished relations with French Canadians.
Treaties with Patriots after the war resulted in loss of land for many.
Many moved west, preferring to live on Spanish territory.
The British helped them secured their territorial boundaries in a treaty.
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American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies
Fair Tax Acts
Unnecessary Acts
Immutable Acts
Intolerable Acts
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Benjamin Franklin's 1754 proposal to form one government for a group of Britain's colonies in North America
Albany Plan of Union
Parliament
Iroquois Confederation
Bicameral Legislature
24
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
It left the British with little reason to keep fighting an expensive war.
It showed support of American Indian allies was critical to the Patriots.
It demonstrated the French military's reluctance to assist the Patriots.
It showed the ability of the British navy to continue blockading ports.
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Which of the following factors contributed to the Patriots' success in winning the Revolutionary War?
The colonies built a navy that surpassed that of the British.
The Patriots negotiated treaties for support with the Dominion of Canada.
Some British actions (ex. hiring Hessians) cost them colonists' support.
The British army was large but unorganized and poorly paid.
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The British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in response to
the Boston Massacre.
a boycott of goods imported from Britain.
the Boston Tea Party.
an attack on Thomas Hutchinson's house.
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document drawn up by the Second Continental Congress in 1776, that announced American independence and explained why
Articles of Confederation
Olive Branch Petition
the U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
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group of delegates representing all the American colonies, except Georgia, that met in 1774
Third Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
Fourth Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
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The colonists used John Locke's idea that a "social contract" exists between a government and its citizens to justify
discouraging the approval of nonimportation agreements.
yielding the colonial assemblies' political power to Britain.
increasing trade between the colonies and Britain.
protesting the British government's tax policies.
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protest against British taxes in which Bostonian protestors dumped tea into the harbor on December 16, 1773
Boston Coffee Time
Boston Brunch
Boston Tea Soiree
Boston Tea Party
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declaration by the British king order all colonists to remain east of the Appalachian Mountains
Olive Branch Petition
Proclamation of 1763
Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris (1783)
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The creation of a Continental Army was to support
George Washington's desire to command a unified force.
the political legitimacy of the Second Continental Congress.
New England's struggle against British troops.
British efforts to control French territory in the north.
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assembly of delegates representing every colony; met in 1775 in Philadelphia following Battles of Lexington & Concord
Second Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
Third Continental Congress
Fourth Continental Congress
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British policy in early 1700s that allowed the colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain profited economically
Parliament
Coercive Acts
salutary neglect
virtual representation
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uprising in 1763 by American Indians in the Great Lakes region
Pontiac's Rebellion
Albany Revolt
Iroqouis Confederation
Boston Massacre
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The Proclamation of 1763
established a trade relationship with key groups of American Indians.
granted all land east of the Mississippi River to the British.
forbade the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
called on all the colonies to unite under British rule.
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site in Virginia where, in 1781, British forces surrendered to General Washington
Valley Forge
Richmond
Yorktown
Brooklyn
38
What was the significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British showed they could defeat Patriots in unfavorable conditions.
The Patriots showed they could fight British troops on their own terms.
The British showed their naval forces in Boston Harbor were superior.
The Patriots showed a lack of organization in their first military test.
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incident on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston
Battle of Bunker Hill
Siege of Charlestown
Boston Massacre
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
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1777 battle considered to be the turning point in the war because the French to ally officially with the United States
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of the Wilderness
First Battle of Bull Run
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On which issue did many Patriots and Loyalists agree?
The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.
Slavery should be abolished in the colonies.
The colonial government was more fair than Britain's.
Colonists should not be asked to take oaths of allegiance.
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The greatest shift in colonial opinion towards independence and a republican government came after a book by
Thomas Paine.
Benjamin Franklin.
Paul Revere.
Thomas Jefferson.
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organization of colonists formed in opposition to the Stamp Act and other British laws and taxes
Daughters of the Confederacy
The Tea Party
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Liberty
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the 1783 peace treaty that ended the Revolutionary War and affirmed American independence
Treaty of London
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Rome
