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Why was the Sugar Act established?
What battle happened in 1777
AMERICAN REVOLUTION DCUSH KLEIN HIGH
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1
What battle happened in 1777
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
2
Why was the Sugar Act established?
So India could sell more tea
To allow colonists more opportunities to become wealthy plantation owners
To allow the French to trade with colonists
To provide more money for British troops during the French Indian War
3
Shays Rebellion took place in what years?
1778-1789
1789-1790
1786-1787
1778-1779
4
What led to an official bounty of Indian Scalps?
Paxton Boys
Sons of Liberty
Pontiac's Rebellion
Proclamation Line of 1763
5
How did the British justify the Declaratory Act?
Parliament was ineffective
Indian raids caused the need for taxes
Injured British troops needed resources provided by the colonist tax
They had the sole and exclusive right to tax colonists
6
What was the first and only treaty of alliance made by the U.S. until NATO was created in 1949
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Peace
Treaty of Alliance
Proclamation Line of 1763
7
When did the First Continental Congress occur?
After the Boston Tea Party
After the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Before the Boston Tea Party
Before the Boston Massacre
8
Who were fighting during the battle of Lexington and Concord?
British and French
French and Colonists
British and Minutemen
Indians and Colonists
9
How many British ships did the colonists board during the Boston Tea Party?
2
3
4
1
10
What philosopher influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the creation of the United States?
Robert Frost
Charles Dickinson
James Lockhart
John Locke
11
What is the definition of republican form of government?
The Free people have a portion of the say to their required taxes
A king decides all decisions
Free people govern themselves through an elected representative
A family once elected into office, stays in office until the bloodline dies
12
What happened the same year as the Second Continental Congress?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Pontiac's Rebellion
13
What years were the Articles of Confederation in place?
1781-1789
1780-1786
1784-1787
1769-1777
14
Who crushed Shays Rebellion?
Transferred British Loyalists
Massachusetts State Militia
Continental Army
Uprooted French Revolutionists
15
What was Dickinson's primary goal in writing his "Letters"?
introduce a new concept on slave owning
provide a loyalist point of view on the revolution
allow all citizens to view the French's point of view on the revolution
argue that taxation without representation violated colonists rights
16
What did Adam Smith believe?
Free market competition would benefit society
The British Monarchy should be transfered over to the United States
Anglican Empires deserved more recognition in South America
Democracy would benefit the United States
17
The Pontiac Rebellion happened after the Paxton Boys
False
True
18
Who wrote
Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer
?
Benjamin Franklin
Levy Johnson
George Washington
John Dickinson
19
Where were the sons of liberty established?
Britain
Rhode Island
Boston
South Carolina
20
In what battle did the British surrender to General George Washington?
Battle of Jamestown
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
21
Why did Adam Smith think free market competition would benefit society?
by allowing beneficial buyouts of neighboring countries
By keeping supply and demand balanced
by keeping prices low and building an incentive for a wide variety of goods
by creating more barriers in International trade
22
What territory did the Pontiac’s Rebellion take place in?
North East
South West
North West
South East
23
What year did the Battle of Yorktown occur?
1781
1780
1779
1778
24
Adam Smith was Scottish
False
True
25
What is the Pontiac Rebellion?
A successful colonist riot against the Sugar Act
A fancy dinner held by Martha Washington that got crashed by Scots
An Indian rebellion led by an Indian chief against British Indian Policy
A failed Indian rebellion led by Chief Kaohllow
26
Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer
was written in 1767?
False
True
27
How many years did the Iroquois Confederation influence Northeastern colonies and French, Dutch, and British policy?
500
200
60
1000
28
Who was rebelling in the Shays Rebellion?
wrongfully imprisoned witches
debtor farmers
religious leaders
free black slaves
29
What battle marked the turning point in the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Gettysburg
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
30
Why did the British establish the Proclamation Line of 1763
Create more land for agriculture
Justify their ideas of Catholicism
To anger the Indians
Prevent conflict with Indians
31
When repealing the Townshend Acts, what item did Britain not repeal taxes on?
Tea
Rum
Molasses
Sugar
32
What were the Townshend Acts?
Taxes on all colonial imports from Britain
Taxes on all colonial exports to Britain
Taxes on all colonial imports from France
Taxes on all colonial imports from France
33
The Paxton Boys lived in Paxton, Massachusetts
True
False
34
What British law put direct tax on colonies written documents?
Declaratory Act
Rum Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
35
What was the one colony that didn't have a delegate during the First Continental Congress?
South Carolina
New York
Georgia
Rhode Island
36
What argument did the British reject from the colonists to form the Declaratory act?
"Fishing can not be our only colonial export"
"We need defense against the Indians"
"No taxation without representation"
"International trade is the only way"
37
What year did Treaty of Paris occur?
1782
1784
1783
1781
38
The Articles of Confederation....
Provided taxless national trade
Created a perfect government for the new country of the United States
Allowed for British policy to officially rule the colonies
Had weak central authority
39
What is the origin of the Paxton Boys?
British-Spainish
Scots-Irish
Irish-British
Indian-British
40
Where was the First Continental Congress held?
Charleston
Lexington
Boston
Philadelphia
41
What year did Parliament repeal the Townshend Acts?
1779
1775
1770
1777
42
What treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Property
Treaty of Peace
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Alliance
43
What 3 countries did the Iroquois Confederation have a policy influence over?
France, Spain, Britian
Scotland, Spain, France
Spain, Dutch, Britian
France, Dutch, and British
44
The Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773
True
False
45
Who's ideas helped fuel the Unites States idea of a Free Market Economy?
Andrew Jackson
Adam Smith
John Locke
Charles Dickinson
46
What year did the Boston Massacre happen?
1770
1777
1774
1779
47
Why did the British create the Stamp Act?
To allow international trade with little tax for the Colonies
To raise revenue for the British Empire
To provide more money for British troops during the French Indian War
To relieve an Indian Tea Company from economic stress
48
What year were the Sons of Liberty formed?
1777
1773
1774
1765
49
What was John Locke's argument?
Plantations should focus on cash crops
No taxation without representation
Abolishing slavery would off balance America's fragile economic status
sovereignty resides to people, who have rights to life, liberty, & property
50
What event convinced France to aid in the American cause
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Yorktown
Shays Rebellion
Battle of Saratoga
51
Why was
Common Sense
written?
To allow colonists to see a loyalist point of view
To provide a common knowledge on the Revolutionary War
To attack the British Monarchy and call for American Independence
To attack the colonists reasons for independence
52
What year was
Common Sense
written?
1776
1774
1778
1777
53
What year did Scottish Philosopher die?
1776
1784
1779
1790
54
Who wrote
Common Sense
?
John Dickinson
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Frederick Andrews
55
The Articles of Confederation created a government with..
limited powers
unlimited control
complete control
partial powers
56
How many colonists did the British soldiers kill during the Boston Massacre
11
1
5
7
57
What Indian tribe was in the Pontiac Rebellion?
iroquois
Powhatan
Aztec
Ottawa
58
Which continental congress led to creating a continental army?
Second Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
59
Who demanded better defense against Indians?
Paxton Boys
Sons of Liberty
Pontiacs Rebellion
Continental Congress
60
What year was the Declaratory act established?
1765
1777
1769
1766
61
What proved that France recognized Americas independence from Britain?
Treaty of Alliance
Treaty of Paris
Battle of Saratoga
Pontiac's Rebellion
62
What year was the Declaration Of Independence written?
1777
1775
1776
1774
63
Where was John Locke from?
Poland
Mexico
Britian
France
64
What year did the Pontiac’s Rebellion happen?
1777
1762
1773
1763
65
According to the Proclamation Line of 1763 where could the colonists not settle?
West of Georgia
West of the Mississippi
South of the Carolinas
West of the Appalachia Mountains
66
What was Dickinson's occupation prior to being a writer?
Lawyer and Sailor
Landowner and Sailor
Landowner and Lawyer
Lawyer and Fisherman
67
What event led to the establishment of the Sons of Liberty?
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Intolerable Act
68
What are the Sons of Liberty best known for?
Boston Tea Party
Pontiac Rebellion
Boston Massacre
Paxton Boys
69
What type of Indians did the Colonists disguise themselves as during the Boston Tea Party
Mohawk
Ottawa
Conestoga
Pontiac
70
What act was repealed in 1766?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Molasses Act
Rum act
71
Which battle virtually brought the American Revolution to an end?
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
72
What 2 countries were in the Treaty of Alliance?
Britain and Scotland
France and Britian
Britain and America
France and America
73
What year was the Treaty of Alliance established?
1779
1777
1776
1778
74
What Act took place in 1764
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act
Declaratory ACt
75
What was the Iroquois Confederation
A league of 5 Iroquois Nations that influenced countries and colonies
An Indian tribe that was killed off by colonizing Spainiards
A coalition of 15 Indian Tribes that fought for their westward lands
British Soldiers that attacked the Iroquois tribe
76
What called for called for a strengthening of the national government to prevent rebellions?
Battle of Yorktown
Pontiacs Rebellion
Paxton Boys
Shays Rebellion
77
A delegate from all 13 colonies came to the Second Continental Congreee
False
True
78
What Indian tribe did the Paxton Boys Massacre?
Pontiac
Conestoga
Powhatan
Inca
