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This was the document that established the United States of America.
US Constitution
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Albany Plan of Union
2
This was the outcry for the colonist making them to believe that the British taxes were unfair.
No Taxation on the Colonists
Come and take It
No Tax For No Man
No Taxation Without representation
3
This was one of the main arguments in the Declaration of Independence.
deprived Americans of their natural rights.
censored American representatives in Parliament.
refused to sell products to Americans
stopped participating in the slave trade
4
After the revolution was over, the new western boundary of the United States was
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
5
Who is Samuel Adams?
Trader to the Colonists
Attorney for British Soldiers
Leader of the Sons of Liberty
General of the Continental Army
6
Which act from 1765 led many colonists boycott British goods?
Stamp Act
Intolerable Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
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What are the three unalienable rights that all people have?
No one has rights
Freedom, Democracy, and Wealth
Elections, Votes, and Politicians
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Patrick Henry's speech: "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death" was used to influence?
fight for Independence
The Boston Tea Party
Boycotting the British Goods
Protesting the British Acts
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Salutary Neglect lead the colonists to do what?
Establish Free Religion
Work out trade agreements with other countries
Establish a standing Army
Declare Independence
10
Thomas Jefferson was famous for writing what document?
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Albany Plan of Union
11
This set the American Colonist border at the Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation of 1776
Treaty of Paris
Proclamation of 1763
Olive Branch Petition
12
He was commissioned as the general of the Continental Army.
John Adams
Benedict Arnold
George Washinton
General Cornwalis
13
In republican government, sovereignty was located in?
The King
The People
Parliament
Local governments
14
What did the Treaty of Paris in 1783 do for the American Colonies?
Ruled Great Britain
the United States could purchase Louisiana from France
Great Britain recognized the United States as a free country
Florida became part of the United States
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What was the primary cause of the American Revolution?
slave trade
political debates
Economic policies imposed by the British
The Great Awakening
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What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Valley Forge
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
17
This was the purpose of the Acts on the American Colonists?
Encourage Americans to trade with the European countries
Show the Colonists who really controlled them
Raise Revenue for the British Government
Encourage colonial immigration
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In his pamphlet "Common Sense", Thomas Paine urged American colonists to
Obey the laws.
Pay their taxes.
Form an alliance with France.
establish their own nation
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He was an African American slave that spied on the British troops.
Haym Salamon
Patrick Henry
James Armistead
Benedict Arnold
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Why did most of the delegates at the 1st Continental Congress oppose declaring war?
Needed time to hire troops
Believed they could still compromise peace with England
Were waiting for the outcome of some battles
They knew it would happen
