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The American Revolution
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A review of SOL US1.6
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1
Who was the former slave who's poems were in support of independence?
Phillis Wheatley
Harriet Tubman
Abigail Adams
Mercy Otis Warren
2
Which is NOT an unalienable right provided by the Declaration of Independence for all citizens?
Property
Liberty
Life
Pursuit of Happiness
3
This was known as the "turning point" in the Revolutionary War.
1st Continental Congress
Surrender at Yorktown
The Boston Tea Party
Battle of Saratoga
4
The tax on newspapers and other legal documents was known as the ______.
Townsend Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
5
The colonists' desire for independence from England & a democratic government was written here
Stamp Act
Mayflower Compact
Proclamation Act
Declaration of Independence
6
This philosopher's ideas were used to describe the "unalienable rights" in the Dec. of Ind.
George Washington
Ben Franklin
John Locke
Marquies de Lafayatte
7
He promoted independence from England by writing his ideas in a pamphlet called "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
John Locke
8
This was the British General who surrendered at Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
King George III
9
Colonists weren't just angry about being taxed, but also dissatisfied with Great Britain for __
forcing them to expand to the west
giving them no representatives in parliament
not sending soldiers to protect them
telling them what jobs they could have
10
Lexington and Concord, the first armed conflicts of the war took place in ______.
New York
New Hampshire
Maryland
Massachusetts
11
Which colony did NOT send a representative to the 1st Continental Convention?
Georgia
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Virginia
12
Americans were resentful of __________, and their control which lead to the Revolutionary War.
Native Americans
colonial governors
French citizens
tobacco farmers
13
The first MAJOR BATTLE of the American Revolution was _______.
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
14
__________ helped write the D.O.I and convinced the colonists they had a right to independence.
King George III
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
Marquise De Lafayette
15
He served in the Continental Army, but was from France. He brought French support with him.
Robert LaSalle
Nathan Hale
Benedict Arnold
Marquise de Lafayette
16
This event was where Great Britain finally recognized American independence.
Independence Day
The Boston Massacre
Treaty of Paris
French and Indian War
17
Which shows the events in the correct order?
Saratoga, Treaty of Paris, Yorktown
Taxes imposed, Boston Tea Party, 1st Continental Congress
Boston Massacre, Yorktown, Lexington and Concord
Boston Massacre, 2nd Continental Congress, Boston Tea Party
18
"A shot heard 'round the world" refers to which event of the Revolution?
Surrender at Yorktown
Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
19
Paul Revere painted the Boston Massacre, dumped tea into the Boston Harbor, and _______.
encouraged the French to help the colonists
warned the colonists of the British invasion before L & C
was known as a traitor to the Continental Army
helped write the Declaration of Independence
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The idea that all people are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness refers to
honor codes
unalienable rights
legal principles
constitutional laws