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Tensions between the colonies/Britain grew when the ? leaves Crispus Attucks and 4 others dead.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston Tea Party
Committees of Correspondence
Boston Massacre
2
_?_ is where Washington lead an attack on Christmas night in 1776.
Trenton
Saratoga
Yorktown
Philadelphia
3
What was a major challenge facing the colonists after the Revolutionary War?
Ensuring that the Native Americans kept their land.
Rebuilding Washington D.C.
Creating a new government.
Freeing all of the slaves.
4
What did the Townsend Acts bring about?
The closing of Boston Harbor.
An indirect tax on imported goods.
A direct tax on legal documents.
Relief from taxes on tea.
5
The Treaty of _?_ officially ended the Revolutionary War.
Paris
Philadelphia
London
Quebec
6
During which event did the first fighting between Redcoats and minutemen occur?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Monmouth
Boston Massacre
7
A package of laws imposing taxes on imports of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
8
During the Revolutionary War, the Loyalists
believed that the colonists & British should discuss the
wanted the colonists to stay loyal to the British government
felt the colonists should switch their allegience to France.
supported complete independence for America.
9
Colonists staged _?_ to send a message to Britain regarding their stance on the Tea Act.
The Boston Massacre
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Boston Tea Party
Committee of Correspondence
10
The _?_ was set up by assemblies of VA and MASS to inform the colonies about British threats .
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
Common Sense Committee
Committees of Correspondence
11
British troops occupied _?_ during the winter of 1777-78 while Washington camped in the woods
saratoga
Trenton
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
12
The Quartering Act
Forced colonists to house British soldiers
Placed a direct tax on tea
Created the second Continental Congress
Placed a tariff on imported goods
13
_?_ helped to found the Sons of Liberty, a secret resistance group
Samuel Adams
George Washington
John Adams
Richard Henry Lee
14
Common Sense
was written to convince
the colonists to support British rule
the colonists that reconciliation with Britain is impossible
the French to support the colonists
the British to allow the colonists to be free
15
The British Parliament passed the Stamp act in 1765 in order to
Punish the colonists for the French and Indian War
Start a rebellion in the colonies
Pay off the debt from the French and Indian War
Cut the colonial merchants out of the tea trade
16
_?_, laws that shut down Boston Harbor, and allowed British soldiers to stay in private homes.
The Intolerable Acts
Writs of Assistance
The Quartering Acts
Townshend Acts
17
Which battle proved to be the turning point in the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Saratoga.
The Battle of Trenton.
The Battle of New York.
The Battle of Yorktown.
18
The colonists responded to the Tea Act by
Training the minutemen
Throwing the Boston Tea Party
Not drinking tea
Forming the Second Continental Congress
19
_? urged the King to consider a return to "the former Harmony" between Britain & the colonies
The Declaration of Independence
The Olive Branch Petition
Writs of Assistance
Common Sense
20
Who was the author of
Common Sense
?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
21
The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) were designed to
regain control of the backcountry
force the Committees of Correspondence to disband
isolate and discipline Boston
prevent the meeting of the Continental Congress
22
Which of the following men helped found the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
George Washington
King George III
William Franklin
23
The "shot heard round the world" was _?_
Lexington & Concord
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
24
Parliament passed the _?_ requiring the colonists to pay a direct tax on printed goods.
Coercive Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
25
Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Marquis de Lafayette
John Locke
Samuel Adams
26
Who is credited with the ride to warn people in Boston that "the British are coming?"
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
27
Where did the Continental Army stay during the cold harsh winter of 1777-1778?
Gettysburg, PA
Saratoga, NY
Yorktown, VA
Valley Forge, PA
28
_?_, head of England, urged Parliament to to take quick action to punish Massachusetts.
King George III
Lord Nelson
King John
Queen Mary
29
To keep the peace, General Thomas Gage places Boston under _?_
Martial Law
the Quartering Act
his personal protection
arrest
30
The involvement of the Marquis de Lafayette in the war meant that
American troops would now be better trained
American troops would gain reinforcement.
France would dictate the terms of the peace treaty
George Washington had failed as a leader
31
Why were the victories at Yorktown and Trenton so important to the Continental Army?
They allowed the Americans to regain Philadelphia.
The victories convinced Spain to support the colonists.
These victories boosted American morale.
These victories ended the war.
32
In the battles of Trenton and Princeton, George Washington gambled because
for the only time his troops outnumbered the British.
he hoped to bring the war to a rapid conclusion.
he feared without a victory soldiers would leave the army.
spies reported that smallpox decimated the British forces.
33
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
Forced the US compensate the British for their loss of land
allows the right of Native Americans to their tribal land
was mediated by Thomas Jefferson.
confirmed US independence, set the new boundaries of the US
34
This victory for the colonists changed Britain's war strategy.
Trenton
Morristown
Saratoga
Yorktown
35
The group of colonists who supported King George during the war were
Patriots
Sons of Liberty
Loyalists
Puritans
36
The document that was crucial in changing public opinion to support independence was
The Bill of Rights.
An account of the Battle of Lexington.
The Olive Branch Petition,
Common Sense.
37
How did the colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?
An angry mob in Boston harassed British Soldiers
Housewives began to boycott British tea.
Committees of correspondence were set up in the colonies.
Continental Congress drew a declaration of colonial rights.
38
Which European country supported the colonists during the Revolutionary War?
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
39
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on
Breed's Hill
Reed's Hill
Greed's Hill
Creed's Hill
40
The Battle of Trenton was fought
during the winter of 1778
on July 4th, 1776
on December 25, 1776
during the summer of 1780
41
The end result of the Revolutionary War was
that Great Britain remained in control of the colonies.
that Spain gained control of the colonies.
that the colonies gained their independence.
that France gained control of the colonies.
42
The three men who represented the new United States of America at the Treaty of Paris were
Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams
Benjamin Franklin, Nathaniel Greene, and John Adams
Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, and John Jay
43
During the time of the Revolutionary War, this city was the capital of the colonies.
Washington D.C.
Trenton, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
New York City, NY
44
_?_ said "Give me liberty or give me death."
John Hancock
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
45
The Marquis de Lafayette
supported the British during the Revolutionary War.
supported the colonists during the Revolutionary War.
supported the interests of the Native Americans.
sent money from France.
46
The
Declaration of Independence
was written by
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
47
During the Revolutionary War, the Patriots
wanted to stay loyal to the British government.
supported complete independence of America.
believed the actions of the colonists were treasonous.
believed the colonists & British discuss their differences.
48
At the Battle of Yorktown
the British surrendered to the colonists
the French surrendered to the British
the colonists surrendered to the British
the British surrendered to the French
49
The Continental Army's Camp during the winter of 1777-1778 was _?_
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Trenton
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Colonists who sided with Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson were
Loyalists
Puritans
Sons of Liberty
Patriots
