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American Revolution Review
American Revolution Review
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Review events leading up the revolution, battles, and the Declaration of Independence.
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“Why should we obey laws made by a government so far away?”
Patriot
Loyalist
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“The soldiers have a right to take what they need from people who are nothing but rebels.”
Loyalist
Patriot
3
"No taxation without representation" was...
a popular phrase in the colonies
the war cry of the French during the French and Indian War
a plea made by Patrick Henry in his speech.
a request by the British
4
What caused the end of the American Revolution?
the British lost more battles than the Americans.
the Americans were defeated by the French.
The Americans lost control of their major forts.
The British were defeated at Yorktown.
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“We must all hang together or assuredly we will all hang separately.”
Loyalist
Patriot
6
Which was NOT a purpose of the Townshend Acts?
to impose taxes on imports, such as tea, glass, and paper.
to punish New York for not following the Quartering Act.
to help Great Britain build ore ships.
for Great Britain to further control the colonies.
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What was an effect of King George III needing to pay off debt from the French and Indian War?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
He imposed taxes, such as the sugar act and stamp act.
He sent soldiers to the colonies.
He started the battle of Lexington and Concord.
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The Declaration of Independence was written because...
the colonies wanted to be a free and independent nation.
They boycotted tax collectors.
Britain was sending more and more soldiers.
They lost the French and Indian War
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Captain Parker said, "Don't fire unless fired upon". What did he mean?
The men should never use their weapons.
He did not believe in war.
The colonists should surrender if the war started.
He did not want to start the war, to defend.
10
Which battle proved to be the turning point for the Americans in the war?
Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
Trenton
Yorktown
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“I don't understand why my son has chosen to fight on a side of people who betray their king.”
Patriot
Loyalist
12
What did the Sons of Liberty do?
They organized the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
They fought in the French and Indian War.
They wrote the "Give me Liberty, or Give Me Death" speech.
They helped organize actions against the British in Boston.
13
Who was the Prussian Military man who helped train American soldiers at Valley Forge?
Captain John Parker
General Charles Cornwallis
General George Washington
Baron Friedrich von Stuben
14
What was an effect of the taxes imposed by Britain?
Colonists sent soldiers to London.
Some colonist got angry and spoke out against the taxes.
Colonists happily paid taxes to support to mother country.
Colonists decided to tax the British.
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“I never thought I would burn my own crops, but it’s better than providing food for Redcoats.”
Loyalist
Patriot
16
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
to say that the colonists were traitors.
to ask the British to support the colonies.
to say that the colonies were no longer ruled by Britain.
to declare Virginia's independence from Britain.
17
Which of the following is an effect of the Boston Tea Party?
The British killed colonists in the Boston Massacre.
The British wrote the Declaration of Independence.
The British passed the Coercive Acts.
The British put a tax on tea.
18
The Sons of Liberty throwing tea into Boston Harbor, or the Boston Tea Party, was an effect of?
The Quartering Act
Tea Act
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
