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What famous last words were given by Nathan Hale?
"We have not yet, begun to fight"
"I pity a fool, who fails to know that he has already lost
I only regret, that I have but 1 life to give for my country
2
Which British policy made it illegal for colonies to print their own money?
The Cash Act
The Stamp Act
The Currency Act
3
What is the British government called?
The Red Faction
The Libertine
Parliament
4
Colonists who were trained to be soldiers and agreed to gather at a moments notice were called?
Patroons
Minute Men
Cavaliers
5
What became the colonists rally cry against Great Britain's tax policies?
"Stop the charters, we will not barter"
"No taxation, wihtout representation"
"Stop the tax, or get the axe"
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How did the colonists illegally protest Great Britain when tax collectors came to town?
They would strip them of their clothing and paint them red.
They would cover them with tar and feathers
They would hang them from a tree by their foot.
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Who was the commanding general of the British army?
General Cornwallis
General Jay
General Lafayette
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Who helped capture Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point for the colonists?
Nathan Hale
Ethan Allen
William Dawes
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What was the event in Boston, in which a crowd began throwing snowballs at British soldiers?
The White War
The Boston Massacre
The Winter Assault
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Who wrote "Common Sense"?
Thomas Pain
Benjamin Banneker
John Howe
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Which Brtish policy placed a tax on sugar,and other articles from anywhere but Great Britain?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
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What famous frontiersmen was sent to capture British forts Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes?
George Rogers Clark
Barry Leger
John Burgoyne
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Who was the former teacher that was caught and hung as a spy by the British?
Rogers Clark
George Dawes
Nathan Hale
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Who was the freed slave that was killed during the Boston Massacre?
Crispuss Attucks
Henry Lee
Phillis Wheatly
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What did general Gage offer colonists who pledged their loyalty to the King?
Free passage out of Boston
an opportunity to fight in the Brtish army
Royal pardons
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What was the meeting in which all of the colonies were asked to respond to tax policies?
The 1st Continental Congress
The Brigadoon
The Quiet Revolt
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What was the group in Boston called that formed to protest the Stamp Act?
The Sons of Liberty
The Boston 6
The Freedom Fighters
18
Where did General Washington set up winter quarters? (many people froze and starved to death)
Vincennes
Fort Sumpter
Valley Forge
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After the American victory at Saratoga, what country agreed to lend aid to the colonists?
France
Greece
Potugal
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Who was named president of the 2nd Continental Congress?
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
George Washington
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Who led and organized many protests in Boston?
Samuel Adams
Georgr Washington
Nathan Hale
22
What was the name of the British ship that John Paul Jones captured?
Iron Clad
Serapis
Trident
23
Which British policy placed a tax on tea, glass, and paper?
The Stamo Act
The Quill Act
The Townshend Acts
24
Who was the Indian chief that led a rebellion of Indians against forts in the Ohio Valley?
Chief Tuchumsah
Chief Iliniwick
Chief Pontiac
25
What were the soldiers who were paid by the British to fight the Americans called?
Hessians
Cavaliers
Slavs
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What was the bloody battle in which England took over control of Boston?
Battle of Boston
Battle of Crown Point
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Who was the American general that led at Saratoga?
Horatio Gates
Samuel Burgoyne
John Leger
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Which British policy placed a tax on legal and business papers used in America?
Textile Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
29
What was the only colony that did not attend the 1st Continental Congress?
Delaware
Georgia
New Jersey
30
What was the famous pamphlet challenged the authority of the British government?
Common Sense
The tribunal
The Red Reader
31
Who was the sea Captain who said "I have not yet begun to fight"?
John Paul Jones
Nathaniel Greene
Marquis de Lafayette
32
What British policy ordered colonists to leave the Ohio Valley?
The Land Provision Act
The Intolerable Act
The Proclamation of 1763
33
What did the shots fired at Lexington and Concord later become known as?
The Bangs that Brought Down the British"
"The Shots heard around the world"
"The Sparks of Revolution"
34
Who was the American traitor that had plans to give up West Point to the British?
Nathan Greene
Benedict Arnold
William Dawes
35
Which British policy stated that Great Britain had control of the colonies in all cases?
Intolerable Act
Declaratory Act
The Monarch Act
36
Who was the British general in control of Boston?
General Cornwalis
General Lee
General Gage
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How did the colonists finally get Great Britain to repeal, or take away, the Stamp Act?
They agreed to pay the King a lump sum of money for the year
They boycotted all British goods
They Kidnapped the Prime Minister of England.
38
What act demanded colonies provide housing and goods for all British soldiers in America?
The Quartering Act
Bordering Act
The Safe Passage Act
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Where did General Cornwallis finally surrender to the Americans?
Moore's Creek
Yorktown
Saratoga
40
What document did Great Britain sign in 1783 that recognized Americas independence?
The Treaty of Paris
The Declaration of Independence
The Liberty Pact
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What battle was considered to be the turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Crown Point
Battle of Cohokia
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Who was made postmaster for the colonies?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
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Who was named as commander and chief of Americas army?
Samuel Prescott
George Washington
General Gage
