How did the Revolutionary War end?

When Great Britain surrendered to the colonists

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

When colonists threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor

What happened as a result of the Constitutional Convention?

Delegates from the colonies met to write the Constitution

How did the British plan to defeat the colonists during the Battle of Saratoga?

To split the colonies in half along the Hudson River

What was the 1765 Stamp Act?

A tax put on every piece of paper used by the colonists

What important role did George Washington play during the war?

He was in charge of the Continental Army during the war

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1
How did the Revolutionary War end?
When France surrendered to the colonists
When France surrendered to Great Britain
When Great Britain surrendered to the colonists
When the colonists surrendered to Great Britain
2
America was always a free country.
True
False
3
When General George Washington surrendered in Yorktown, it officially ended the Revolutionary War.
True
False
4
Who did the French and Indian War break out between?
Great Britain and France
France and Spain
France and Native Americans
Great Britain and Native Americans
5
The purpose of the Second Continental Congress was to elect a leader for the Colonists and the Army.
True
False
6
Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
John Hancock
George Washington
Samuel Adams
7
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
When colonists threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
The first British Tea Party
When colonists sank British ships
A party celebrating independence from Great Britain
8
What happened as a result of the Constitutional Convention?
Washington met to lower taxes
Benjamin Franklin made a design for the Liberty Bell
Delegates from the colonies met to write the Constitution
The Founding Fathers wrote a peace treaty
9
Why were the colonists becoming angry with Britain?
King George III refused to negotiate
All of the above
Colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed with no say
Britian forced the colonists to pay high taxes
10
What did the Continental Congress publish on July 4,1776?
Declaration of Independence
The United States Constitution
Treaty of Versailles
Stamp Tax Act
11
How did the British plan to defeat the colonists during the Battle of Saratoga?
To cut off their food supply from the river
To surround the colonists on all sides
To capture Major Gates so they could win
To split the colonies in half along the Hudson River
12
What was the 1765 Stamp Act?
A law forcing colonists to return to Britain
A tax on tea
A tax put on every piece of paper used by the colonists
A law forcing colonists to join the Royal Navy
13
King George III refused to sign the Olive Branch Petition for peaceful negotiations.
False
True
14
The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without any say in government.
False
True
15
What important role did George Washington play during the war?
He warned the colonists that the British were coming
He was a spy for the American colonists during the war
He was the President during the Revolutionary War
He was in charge of the Continental Army during the war

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