American Revolution

Question 1

John Locke and Thomas Jefferson both wrote about life and liberty, which of these did T.J. put in the Declaration?

Accepted Answer

The Pursuit of Happiness

Question 2

Site of American defeat – “Hold your fire until you see the whites of their eyes”

Accepted Answer

Bunker Hill

Question 3

Why did we spent as much time as we did learning about the Boston massacre?

Accepted Answer

To learn the importance of reading from different perspectives, To learn that in some historical events, there aren't good or bad guys, To learn the effect of bias has on how we learn historical events, To examine different qualities that make sources of info. reliable or not

Question 4

Siege where the British surrendered essentially ending the Revolutionary War

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 5

What state is this?

Accepted Answer

Kentucky

Question 6

Why did American loyalists not support independence?

Accepted Answer

They wanted to support the "winning side", They did not know of some of Britain's offenses, They were scared of retaliation from the British

Question 7

British General whose surrender essentially ended the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Charles Cornwallis

Question 8

What was significant about the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

It included elements of the enlightenment, It committed all of America to revolution, It considered freed citizens to be political equals

Question 9

Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the revolution?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 10

What did French do to help the American Patriots during the revolutionary war?

Accepted Answer

Loan us supplies, Helped reinforce us at the siege of Yorktown

Question 11

Monarch of Britain at the time of the Revolution

Accepted Answer

King George III

Question 12

Primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 13

Silver Smith who engraved the Boston Massacre scene and rode through town “The regulars(British) are coming!"?

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 14

Make sure you're prepared to translate an excerpt from the Deceleration of Independence. Now what state is this?

Accepted Answer

Michigan

Question 15

Where did George Washington and his men have to wait out in the winter after Philadelphia's capture?

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 16

What was the biggest concern about the stamp act and Townshend acts?

Accepted Answer

A lack of representation

Question 17

Author of Common Sense?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 18

What attacked King George III and said why America should be independent?

Accepted Answer

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Question 19

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party? (Study the answer)

Accepted Answer

The intolerable acts

Question 20

What state is this?

Accepted Answer

Idaho

Question 21

Where the “first shots heard ‘round the world” were fired beginning the American revolution

Accepted Answer

Lexington + Concord

Question 22

Which of these is a reason in Common Sense for America to be independent? (Study all the reasons)

Accepted Answer

A continent should not be ruled by an island

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American Revolution

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