The American Revolution Hall

Question 1

After the French & Indian War, the King wanted to limit western settlement and issued the

Accepted Answer

Royal Proclamation of 1763

Question 2

Who united the Native American peoples to go to war against the British in 1763?

Accepted Answer

Pontiac

Question 3

British in the West surrendered to Patriot ____, giving the Americans control of the region.

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George Rogers Clark

Question 4

To punish the colonies for the tea party Parliament passed the _______

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Coercive Acts

Question 5

Which American was instrumental in securing aid from France?

Accepted Answer

Ben Franklin

Question 6

The British General who surrendered Yorktown to the Continental Army:

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General Charles Cornwallis

Question 7

Colonial naval officer of the frigate Bonhomme Richard, said "I have not yet begun to fight!"

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John Paul Jones

Question 8

Which event caused over 1 million dollars of property damage for the British government?

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Boston Tea Party

Question 9

Act that placed customs duties on essential items such as glass, lead, paper, paint and tea imported into the colonies:

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Townshend Act

Question 10

The American Revolutionary War was not only a conflict between Americans and British soldiers, it was also a civil war?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

To helped custom officials to arrest American smugglers, Britain pass general search warrants called

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writs of assistance

Question 12

_____ was the low point of the American Revolution for the Continental Army and its winter headquarters.

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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Question 13

Who was Prussian officer who helped train colonists, improve discipline, and increase moral?

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Baron Friedrich von Steuban

Question 14

Common Sense, written by ____, persuaded many colonists to support independence from Britain.

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Thomas Paine

Question 15

When is the birthdate of America?

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July 4, 1776

Question 16

A Pennsylvania merchant who pledged large sums of money in support of the Revolutionary War:

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Robert Morris

Question 17

The group, resident in all 13 colonies, that encouraged colonists to boycott British goods was

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Sons of Liberty

Question 18

The British recognized the U.S. as a new nation in the Treaty of ______, September 3, 1783

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Paris

Question 19

George Grenville, Prime Minister, introduced a tax to reduce British debt & pay for troops which was the

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Sugar Act

Question 20

Who was the famous military officer from France who aided the colonial army at Valley Forge?

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Marquis de Lafayette

Question 21

Which battle marked the end of the war?

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Yorktown, Virginia

Question 22

Patriot who declared before hanging "I only regret I have but one life to lose for my country."

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Nathan Hale

Question 23

Americans who remained true to the crown were called Loyalists or ____

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Tories

Question 24

Which event that occurred on March 5, 1770, became a symbol of British tyranny?

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Boston Massacre

Question 25

Parliament, trying to provide housing for British soldiers, passed the ______.

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Quartering Act

Question 26

The war between France and Britain over the colonies in North American was called the

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French and Indian War

Question 27

The Father of Guerrilla warfare and known as the Swamp Fox

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Francis Marion

Question 28

The British capture ____________ and used it as its headquarters for the rest of the War?

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New York City

Question 29

Which country entered the French and Indian War to help France?

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Spain

Question 30

The first country to recognize the United States as an independent nation was ________.

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France

Question 31

Why was Saratoga the turning point of the Northern campaign in the American Revolutionary war?

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France entered the war to send troops

Question 32

British General Benedict Arnold never fought against the Continental Army.

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FALSE

Question 33

The militia that was responsible to react to the warning the British were coming were the

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Minutemen

Question 34

What document did the First Continental Congress write to the King condemning the Coercive Acts

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Declaration of Rights and Grievances

Question 35

The Continental Congress issued paper money called

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Continentals

Question 36

To help the Continental Navy, the colonial government began issuing licenses called?

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letters of marque

Question 37

In 1782, Virginia encouraged slave owners to set free their slaves in a law called?

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manumission

Question 38

All were sent out to the countryside to warn the colonials the British were coming EXCEPT

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Samuel Adams

Question 39

A military tactic used by the colonists against the more conventional British regular army.

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Guerrilla Warfare

Question 40

Who Said: "No taxation without representation."

Accepted Answer

James Otis

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