Why did the Second Continental Congress issue the Declaration of Independence?

Great Britain refused to recognize certain rights.

How did members of the Second Continental Congress feel after they published the Declaration?

They knew that GB could find them guilty of treason.

Why were the colonists angry about the Stamp Act?

It was unfair b/c they had no representation in Parliament.

What was the purpose of Paul Revere's ride?

to warn the minutemen that British troops were coming

Why did the British send warships and troops to Boston Harbor in 1768?

to limit the colonists' protests against British taxes

Which statement BEST summarizes the Boston Massacre?

British troops fired on colonists who threw snowballs.

What key event took place after the Patriots' victory in the Battle of Saratoga?

The French army joined with the colonies to fight GB.

What was the main outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?

The surrender of the British army marked the defeat of GB.

Which describes the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War?

African Americans fought on both sides during the war.

What was the goal of the British in the Battle of Saratoga?

to cut off the Northeast from the rest of the colonies

Which statement BEST describes the ideas about government in the Declaration of Independence?

The US government would be based on freedom and equality.

Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?

Colonists threatened stamp agents and boycotted British good

What statement is true about the Boston Tea Party?

Colonists boarded a British ship at night & dumped tea over

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1
Why did the Second Continental Congress issue the Declaration of Independence?
France convinced them to declare war on Great Britain.
Congress wanted to set up an American monarchy.
Congress wanted to recognize G. Britain's dominion over them
Great Britain refused to recognize certain rights.
2
How did members of the Second Continental Congress feel after they published the Declaration?
They believed that Native Americans would rise up against GB
They thought that GB would grant them independence.
They felt like other European nations would help them.
They knew that GB could find them guilty of treason.
3
Why were the colonists angry about the Stamp Act?
It was unfair b/c they had no representation in Parliament.
It should have also applied to Native Americans.
It taxed the colonists' land.
It taxed tools the colonists produced in America.
4
What was the purpose of Paul Revere's ride?
to transport rifles taken from the British to the minutemen
to set fire to British supplies
to warn the minutemen that British troops were coming
to carry the Declaration of Independence to Franklin
5
Why did the British send warships and troops to Boston Harbor in 1768?
to deliver cargoes of enslaved Africans
to limit the colonists' protests against British taxes
to subdue a Native American revolt
to bombard the city of Boston
6
Which statement BEST summarizes the Boston Massacre?
A group of colonists fired on a British army patrol.
Many slave owners were killed in a slave revolt.
The British massacred an entire Native American village.
British troops fired on colonists who threw snowballs.
7
Which country helped the Patriots in the Battle of Yorktown by blocking British supply ships?
Spain
Prussia
Holland
France
8
Where were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War fought?
at Trenton and Valley Forge
at Yorktown and Fort Ticonderoga
at Lexington and Concord
at Savannah and Charleston
9
Parliament passed a series of harsh laws in response to the Boston Tea Party that were called
Common Sense
The Olive Branch Petition
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Acts
10
What key event took place after the Patriots' victory in the Battle of Saratoga?
The Spanish invaded Great Britain.
The Patriot army under Benedict Arnold fell apart.
The British took control of the whole Hudson River Valley.
The French army joined with the colonies to fight GB.
11
What was the main outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
The surrender of the British army marked the defeat of GB.
The colonies granted the French navy fishing rights.
General Green led surprise raids against the British army.
Benedict Arnold betrayed the Patriots by switching sides.
12
Which describes the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War?
Most enslaved African Americans chose to remain in slavery.
Conflict broke out between Africans and Native Americans.
African Americans fought on both sides during the war.
Slave owners in the south sent their slaves back to Africa.
13
What was the goal of the British in the Battle of Saratoga?
to draw the French forces into a major ambush
to unite all Native American nations against the Patriots
to capture Francis Marion and end his raids
to cut off the Northeast from the rest of the colonies
14
Whom did the Second Continental Congress choose to write the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Crispus Attucks
John Adams
15
Which statement BEST describes the ideas about government in the Declaration of Independence?
Powers should be placed in the hands of a small group.
The US government would be based on freedom and equality.
The US would be a monarchy, like Great Britain.
Only white male landowners would have rights.
16
Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act caused Native Americans to revolt.
Great Britain earned enough money from the tax to repay debt
France invaded and conquered Great Britain.
Colonists threatened stamp agents and boycotted British good
17
What set of laws placed new taxes on the colonists after the repeal of the Stamp Act?
Declaration of Independence
The Townshend Acts
The First Continental Congress
The Sons of Liberty
18
What statement is true about the Boston Tea Party?
Patriots convinced Native Americans to destroy British ship
Colonists boarded a British ship at night & dumped tea over
It celebrated the arrival of new tea in the colonies.
Colonists were happy because Great Britain repealed tea tax

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