American Revolution Review

Question 1

Which event resulted in open fire on the colonists by the British?

Accepted Answer

Boston Massacre

Question 2

Cornwallis surrendered himself at the Battle of Yorktown

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What was significant about the “shot heard ‘round the world.”?

Accepted Answer

it was the beginning of armed rebellion against British rule

Question 4

Valley Forge did not cause American morale to decrease

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

The Boston Massacre killed 20 people and wounded dozens more

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Which battle represented a turning point in the American Revolution for the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Saratoga

Question 7

Which of the following acts required a government stamp on all legal documents?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 8

During European visits to the America, why were the Native Americans defeated so easily

Accepted Answer

All the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true of the terms of the Treaty of Paris 1783 that ended the War for Independence?

Accepted Answer

France gained land lost to England in the French and Indian War

Question 10

Britain needed to raise money to pay their debt, which policy angered the colonists the most?

Accepted Answer

Taxing the Colonies

Question 11

What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?

Accepted Answer

disband colonial self-government to prevent riots/boycotts

Question 12

On what date did the delegates ratify the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

July 4, 1776

Question 13

a strength of the CONTINENTAL army during the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Fighting on home territory

Question 14

The Treaty of Paris 1763, ended the Revolutionary War

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Which of the following was a strength of the BRITISH army in the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Well-trained military

Question 16

Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian War in the Treaty of Paris 1763?

Accepted Answer

all the above

Question 17

Which of the following was a weakness faced by the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 18

The American Revolution ended with the:

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris 1783

Question 19

Why were the native groups so different from each other?

Accepted Answer

diverse environments

Question 20

The colonies were important to Britain’s “mercantilist” economy because

Accepted Answer

provided markets and raw materials for the British economy

Question 21

Which of the following founding fathers wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 22

Publisher of the book Common Sense

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 23

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

Accepted Answer

stop colonist from settling west Appalachian

Question 24

He was an ambassador to England and was from Philadelphia.

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 25

The Olive Branch Petition was

Accepted Answer

a letter to the king of England in an effort to avoid war

Question 26

Colonial soldiers who pledged to be ready at a moment’s notice

Accepted Answer

Minutemen

Question 27

What slogan represented the major reason for the American Revolution against British rule?

Accepted Answer

“no taxation without representation”

Question 28

What was significant about the Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

first direct tax imposed on the colonies by the British

Question 29

Jamestown was profitable becuase?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco

Question 30

What two countries fought the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

England/Colonies & France/Indians

Question 31

What was the ultimate result of George Washington’s victory in Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

independence for the United States

Question 32

Britain was a world power with an army of well-trained soldiers known as:

Accepted Answer

Redcoats

Question 33

As independence was declared, why was a large portion of the population still loyal to the King and England

Accepted Answer

Many of the colonists considered themselves British

Question 34

Loyalist supported the King

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

the campsite and training ground for Washington’s Continental Army during the winter of 1777

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

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