American Revolution Review

Question 1

Many individuals contributed to the revolutionary cause, though the first to give his life was

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Crispus Attucks

Question 2

Thomas Paine contributed to the revolutionary cause by

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Writing "Common Sense" to persuade others to join Patriots

Question 3

Who is often considered the founder of the U.S. Navy?

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John Paul Jones

Question 4

How did French aristocrat, Marquis de Lafayette, contribute to the American Revolutionary War?

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Commanded troops for colonists against British forces

Question 5

James Armistead helped to contribute to the American victory at Yorktown by

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Passing along information he discovered while spying

Question 6

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to tension between colonists and Great Britain?

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Limited colonial expansion beyond Appalachian Mountains

Question 7

Where did General Washington camp the Continental Army for training over the winter of 1777-8?

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Valley Forge

Question 8

Protests and demonstrations that followed the Stamp Act and Intolerable Act were examples of

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Civil Disobedience

Question 9

Which of the following is considered a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War

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Battle of Saratoga

Question 10

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognized that the newly formed United States would be

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Independent from British rule

Question 11

The British imposed taxes on the colonists to help pay the expenses of fighting in the -

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French and Indian War

Question 12

Which of the following actions was taken by the leaders of the 13 Colonies in 1776?

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Announcing Independence from Britain

Question 13

A significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress in 1776 was

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Writing the Declaration of Independence

Question 14

Which of the following was a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

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Quartering of soldiers

Question 15

This famous work of art was created in response to the -

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Boston Massacr

Question 16

Which of the following groups opposed the Declaration of Independence?

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Loyalists

Question 17

Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?

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Lexington

Question 18

Why would the writings of Mercy Otis Warren be informative to a historian?

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Wrote one of the earliest histories on the Revolutionary War

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