Road To The American Revolution

Question 1

What is the Olive Branch petition?

Accepted Answer

a letter to King George III asking for peace

Question 2

These were the "first shots of the Revolutionary War?"

Accepted Answer

Lexington & Concord

Question 3

What was the purpose of the 2nd Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

to decide whether to fight a war or not

Question 4

According to the Dec. of Indep. if a government takes away your rights you have the right to?

Accepted Answer

Alter or abolish it

Question 5

Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" was about?

Accepted Answer

Declaring independence from England

Question 6

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 7

This act was a British tax on paper.

Accepted Answer

The Stamp Act

Question 8

What does the word grievance mean?

Accepted Answer

Formal Complaint

Question 9

What happened on July 4, 1776?

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Independence was signed

Question 10

Put the following in order: a: Lexington & Concord | b: Stamp Act | c: Declaration of Indepen.

Accepted Answer

B, A, C

Question 11

Based on the Declaration of Independence, which is a natural right?

Accepted Answer

The right to pursue happiness

Question 12

This event was when British soldiers shot on an unarmed crowd?

Accepted Answer

The Boston Massacre

Question 13

What is NOT a natural right from the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

The right to remain silent

Question 14

In the DOI what's an unalienable right that all government should protect?

Accepted Answer

The right to personal liberty

Question 15

What did the Quartering Acts require?

Accepted Answer

Colonists to house British soldiers

Question 16

What was the "grievances" section of the DOI about?

Accepted Answer

Complaints to the king

Question 17

According to the Declaration government should be empowered by the:

Accepted Answer

Consent of the Governed

Question 18

This was a tax on finished goods like, paint, lead, and glass

Accepted Answer

Townshend Revenue Act

Question 19

What happened at the 1st Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

send King George III a "redress of grievances"

Question 20

Who wrote "Common Sense"?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 21

What was NOT an unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Representation

Question 22

What was decided at the 2nd Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

George Washington named leader / Send Olive Branch Petition

Question 23

What is another name for the Coercive Acts?

Accepted Answer

The Intolerable Acts

Question 24

This act closed Boston Harbor?

Accepted Answer

The Intolerable Acts

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