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Road to Revolution through 1783
Road to Revolution through 1783
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Events and Acts leading to and including the American Revolution
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The Intolerable/Coercive Acts were passed in reaction to
the Boston Massacre
the Boston Tea Party
the Declaration of Independence
the Declaratory Act
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The result of the Tea Act of 1773 was
an increase in the production of American tea
the taxation of the American colonists without their consent
a decrease in the prices of American made tea
the breakup of the East India tea company monopoly
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These groups were set up to keep colonies appraised of Br. actions through letters & propaganda
Stamp Act Congress
Committees of Correspondence
Continental Congress
Loyal Nine
4
Which contributed most to American victory in Revolution
failure of Loyalists to participate in military action
major American victory at Bunker Hill
military training of Baron von Steuben and other Europeans
French military and financial assistance
5
Under Treaty of Paris 1783 the Americans gained all of the following EXCEPT
fishing rights off the coast of Canada
British recognition of US independence
the territory of Florida
a western boundary on the Mississippi River
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All of the following describe Loyalists or British supporters EXCEPT
laborers, artisans, tradesmen, small farmers
British office holders
Anglican ministers
Indians and slaves
7
Famous picture of Washington crossing the Delaware is associated with which battle?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Trenton
Battle of New York
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Women during the Revolution primarily performed which function?
operated shops and farms when men were away
worked in factories making goods for the Army
led debates about forming new governments
fought alongside men in the field
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John Dickinson defended the idea of no taxation without representation by arguing
Colonists owed no loyalty to the king
Colonists were too poor to be taxed
To tax people without their consent violated English law
Parliament could not regulate trade
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This group met in response to British firing on minutemen in Lexington
Continental Congress
Committees of Correspondence
Sons of Liberty
Stamp Act Congress
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What event/act caused the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Massacre
Arguments of the Committee of Correspondence
Efforts to improve profits of British East India Company
Intolerable Acts
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The Sugar Act of 1764 represented a shift in British trade policy in that it
allowed all $ from a tax to stay in the colonial economy
levied taxes to raise revenue rather than regulating trade
required the colonies to import English goods exclusively
attempted to control colonial exports
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patriotic New Englander nicknamed "father of American Revolution"
George Washington
John Adams
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
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"The shot heard round the world" is associated with what battle?
Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
Lexington/Concord
Saratoga
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put in charge of the Continental army by the 2nd Continental Congress
Charles Lee
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Horatio Gates
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"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" is associated with which battle?
Lexington/Concord
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
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The purpose of the Sugar Act 1764 was
to raise revenue to pay off the French and Indian war debt
to give the East India company a monopoly on sugar
to punish the colonists
to pay the salaries of royal officials
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declared any slave who deserted a rebel master would gain freedom, land, and protection from GB
Declaration of Independence
Proclamation of 1763
Philipsburg Proclamation
Olive Branch Petition
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The first Continental Congress was a reaction to
the Declaratory Act
passage of the Intolerable Acts
fighting at Lexington and Concord
the Boston Massacre
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Lands in western parts of colonies were now part of Canada under this law
Quartering Act
Declaratory Act
Quebec Act
Townshend Act
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Money gained from this 1767 tax on paint, lead, etc would pay the royal governors' salaries
Quartering Act
Navigation Act
Quebec Act
Townshend Act
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First created in the 1660s this act would regulate trade between England and her colonies
Quebec Act
Townshend Act
Navigation Act
Quartering Act
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Lexington and Concord were significant because
they ended any hopes for a peaceful resolution
they led to Benedict Arnold's betrayal
they proved superiority of British military tactics
they marked a turning point in the Revolution
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Which was NOT a consequence of the Stamp Act?
colonial war debts were paid
London merchants suffered from reduction in trade
colonists boycotted British goods
Sons of Liberty threatened tax officials
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American diplomat instrumental in gaining French support through the Treaty of Alliance 1778
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Ben Franklin
John Adams
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The blockade of the Chesapeake played an important role in Cornwallis's surrender at
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Charleston
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These groups signed up to boycott British goods and enforced it on townspeople
Stamp Act Congress
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Committees of Correspondence
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In
Common Sense,
Paine defended the idea of American Independence on the grounds that
Liberty belongs to those who fight for it
People shouldn't pledge allegiance to a king and corrupt gov
divine right of kings is natural
Parliament was dictatorial
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The battle of Saratoga was most significant because it
left the British with inadequate resources to finish the war
caused Holland to delay its decision to ally with British
allowed American forces to seize large areas in Canada
persuaded France to begin supporting Americans openly
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According to this act 1765, British troops had to be housed and fed by town/city funds
Quartering Act
Townshend Act
Quebec Act
Declaratory Act
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put in charge to recapture the Carolinas after Benjamin Lincoln surrendered Charleston
Horatio Gates
Nathanael Greene
Benedict Arnold
Banastre Tarleton
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This was the first time that colonists successfully unified against Parliament
Committees of Correspondence
Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
Loyal Nine
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After repealing the Stamp Act, this stated that Parliament had the right to pass future acts
Declaratory Act
Quebec Act
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
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Court issued permission for law enforcement officials to search for smuggled goods were
associations
writs of assistance
Quebec Act
admiralty courts
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The Townshend Acts provoked all the following colonial reactions EXCEPT
the Massachusetts Circular Letter
colonial boycotts of British goods
the Stamp Act Congress
John Dickinson's Letter from PA Farmer
