During the French and Indian War,

The British defeated the French and gained new land.

How did the Revolutionary War end?

The war ended when Great Britain surrendered to the colonists.

What important role did George Washington play during the war?

Washington was in charge of the Continental Army during the war.

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

Colonists threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.

What was the 1765 Stamp Act?

A new tax put on every piece of printed paper used by colonists.

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

They planned to split the colonies in half along the Hudson River

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1
During the French and Indian War,
The British defeated the French and gained new land.
John Paul Jones defeated the French.
The French defeated the Native Americans and gained new land.
The Native Americans were allies with the colonists.
2
How did the Revolutionary War end?
The war ended when France surrendered to Great Britain.
The war ended when Great Britain surrendered to the colonists.
The war ended when the colonists surrendered to Great Britain.
The war ended when France surrendered to the colonists.
3
America was always a free country.
False
True
4
Some people who resisted the Stamp Act by boycotting British good called themselves _______________________.
Immigrants
The Sons of Liberty
Minutemen
Redcoats
5
What is the nickname for the French and Indian War
Native American War
Colonial War
Seven Years War
British and French War
6
The colonists thought is was unfair to be taxed without any say in government.
False
True
7
What important role did George Washington play during the war?
Washington warned the colonists that the British were coming.
Washington was the President during the Revolutionary War.
Washington was in charge of the Continental Army during the war.
Washington was a spy for the American colonists during the war.
8
The colonists were becoming more and more angry with Britain. Why
All of the above
The colonists thought is was unfair to be taxed without having any say.
King George III refused to negotiate with the colonists.
Britain forced the colonists to pay high taxes
9
Benjamin Franklin was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
False
True
10
The first shot of the American Revolution, also known as "the shot heard around the world" was fired at the Battle of __
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
Brooklyn
Trenton
11
The French and Indian war broke out between _______________________.
France and the Native Americans
Great Britain and the Native Americans
France and Spain
Great Britain and France
12
John Adams helped Ben Franklin write the Treaty of Paris
True
False
13
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists sank several British ships in the Boston Harbor.
The first British Tea Party took place in Boston.
There was a party in Boston to celebrate the colonists' independence.
Colonists threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
14
The main author of the Declaration of Independence was __________________.
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Paine
15
What was the 1765 Stamp Act?
A new tax was passed that forced colonists to join the Royal Navy.
A new tax put on tea from Great Britain.
A new tax put on every piece of printed paper used by colonists.
A new tax was passed that forced colonists to return to Britain.
16
When General George Washington surrendered in Yorktown, it officially ended the Revolutionary War.
True
False
17
Who warned the colonists the British were coming?
George Washington
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
18
Benjamin Franklin was the 3rd president of the United States.
True
False
19
How did the British plan to defeat the colonists during the Battle of Saratoga?
They planned to surround the colonists on all sides.
They planned to cut off their food supply from the nearby river.
They planned to capture Major Gates so they could win the battle.
They planned to split the colonies in half along the Hudson River
20
Thomas Jefferson was an architect, lawyer, inventor and musician as well as President of the United States.
False
True

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