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The Road to the Revolution
The Road to the Revolution
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A review of the events, people, and ideas that led to the American #Revolution.
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What was the first step the 2nd Continental Congress made to prepare for war
named George Washington the commander
wrote Declaration of Causes & Necessities of Taking Up Arms
created an army
printed paper money
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colonists who wanted independence
loyalist
neutral
patriot
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What did the 2nd Continental Congress achieve?
sent the Olive Branch Petition
made an army with G.W. as the commander
printed paper money
set up a new boycott
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What group was trying to keep the colonist informed about British actions?
Stamp Act Congress
Parliament
Committees of Correspondence
Sons of Liberty
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court orders the British used to find smuggled goods
Stamp Act
search warrent
blockade
writs of assistance
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What region of the colonies wanted independence more than the others?
New England
Southern
all of them
Middle
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Who did the Second Continental Congress choose as the commander of the Continental Army?
William Howe
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
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colonists who were loyal to Great Britain
neutral
loyalist
patriot
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Why did the relationship between the colonies and Britain decline?
aggression by the British
violation of colonists rights as Englishmen
high taxes
no representation in Parliament
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What laws were passed to punish Boston for the Tea Party?
Townshend Acts
Declaratory Act
Olive Branch Petition
Intolerable Acts
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What document stated the colonists were "ready to die free men rather than live as slaves"?
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
writs of assistance
Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms
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What battle proved the Americans could stand up to the professional British soldiers?
Trenton
Fort Ticonderoga
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
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Why were colonists upset by the Tea Act?
It gave a monopoly to the East India Company.
It brought more types of tea into the colonies.
It ruined the tea by dropping it in the harbor.
It lowered the price of tea
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citizen soldiers who fought at Lexington & Concord
colonists
Redcoats
minutemen
army
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What was the purpose of all the tax laws?
to make the colonies pay Britain's war debt
make the colonists move to another country
to punish the colonists for protesting
pay for British officials in the colonies
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Who fired the first shot of the American Revolution?
Americans
no one knows
Native Americans
British
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What law made colonists pay for a special tax on legal documents?
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Declaratory Act
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Where did Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys attack to gain cannons?
Boston
Fort Ticonderoga
Bunker Hill
Lexington
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What led to the relationship between Britain and the colonies falling apart?
laws
no representation in Parliament
taxes
aggression towards the colonists
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What law said the colonists could not live west of the Appalachians?
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
Declaratory Act
Stamp Act
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What document stated the colonists were loyal to the king and wanted to make peace?
Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms
writs of assistance
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
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military force made of civilians trained as soldiers
navy
army
minutemen
militia
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Why did enslaved Africans side with the British?
They thought they'd be freed after the war.
They supported the king.
Their owners forced them to.
They were soldiers in the army.
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when you refuse to buy certain products
tea party
sit-in
boycott
petition
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What King George III said the colonies were ...
"in open rebellion"
"willing to die freemen"
"loyal to him"
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Why did the French and Indian War begin?
fight over Louisiana
fight over land in the Ohio River Valley
France wanted to take control of the 13 colonies
the English invaded Canada
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What event was when British soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
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leader of the Ottawa nation
Tecumseh
Iroquois
Squanto
Pontiac
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What did the 1st Continental Congress achieve?
made an army
declared they had the right to govern & tax themselves
set up a new boycott
demanded the repeal of the Intolerable Acts
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What is the shutting off of a port by ships?
party
petition
blockade
boycott
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Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Americans
Native Americans
British
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What happened between the First & Second Continental Congress that changed their actions?
the repeal of the Intolerable Acts
the Boston Tea Party
the first shots were fired
the king accepted the Olive Branch Petition
