American Revolution

Question 1

Why did King George III and British Parliament start taxing the colonists?

Accepted Answer

to pay back the debt from the French and Indian War

Question 2

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

Which battle was considered a turning point in the war?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Saratoga

Question 4

What happened at the Boston Massacre?

Accepted Answer

5 colonists were killed while protesting the taxes

Question 5

King of England during the Revolution

Accepted Answer

King George III

Question 6

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress on _______________.

Accepted Answer

July 4, 1776

Question 7

What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Yorktown

Question 8

Where delegates signed their names

Accepted Answer

Signatures

Question 9

Was a painter, writer, inventor, scientist, and publisher

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 10

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

Sons of Liberty threw tea in the harbor

Question 11

Name three out of the five items taxed under the Townshend Acts.

Accepted Answer

tea, glass, lead

Question 12

During the winter at _______________,Washington stayed with his troops during the harsh winter.

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 13

Who is the best Social Studies teacher you have ever had?

Accepted Answer

Ms. Horn

Question 14

Leader of the Continental Army

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 15

British Prime Minister during the Revolution

Accepted Answer

Lord North

Question 16

Rode on the Midnight Ride to warn Patriots

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 17

Second president of the United States

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 18

Why were the Intolerable Acts created?

Accepted Answer

punishment for the Boston Tea Party

Question 19

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 20

Killed at the Boston Massacre

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks

Question 21

Surrendered with his troops at the Battle of Yorktown

Accepted Answer

Charles Cornwallis

Question 22

Helped train soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge

Accepted Answer

Baron von Stueben

Question 23

Leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston

Accepted Answer

Samuel Adams

Question 24

What battle was fought after George Washington crossed the Delaware River?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Trenton

Question 25

First signer of the Declaration of Independence

Accepted Answer

John Hancock

Question 26

States all of the complaints the colonists had against the King and Parliament

Accepted Answer

Bill of Indictment

Question 27

What battle marked the start of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Question 28

Introduction; States why the Declaration is being written

Accepted Answer

Preamble

Question 29

Known as a traitor to America after becoming a spy

Accepted Answer

Benedict Arnold

Question 30

Wrote an angry speech against the Stamp Act

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry

Question 31

States the colonies independence from Britain

Accepted Answer

Statement of Independence

Question 32

States that all people are equal and have the right to Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Rights

Question 33

Wrote pamphlet called Common Sense

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 34

Which battle was fought on a hill so that the Patriots could be in cannon distance?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Bunker Hill

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