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What were the colonists fighting for?
Money
Land
Independence
Power
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What type of warfare did the colonists use?
Guerilla
Armored
Conventional
Naval
3
Who fought who in the Revolutionary War?
Indians v. British
British v. Colonists
Colonists v. Indians
French v. Indians
4
What was the reason for Paul Revere's Ride?
To warn the colonists
To warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams
To travel westward and explore
To deliver mail
5
What was the Tea Act of 1773?
Play about tea in Boston.
Britain forced the colonies to drink tea.
Britain forced the colonies to only buy tea from a certain company.
Tax on tea.
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Where did British General Cornwallis surrender?
New York City
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Versailles
7
Where did the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" happen?
Plymouth Rock
Lexington & Concord
Boston
Yorktown
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The war was fought on American home turf.
False
True
9
Who persuaded the French to enter the war on the American side?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
10
Valley Forge was where Washington's army retired to winter quarters.
True
False
11
What day do we celebrate our Independence?
December 25
July 4
January 1
August 15
12
Who won the French and Indian War?
French & Indians
British & Colonists
13
What was the Sugar Act of 1764?
Tax on cream
Tax on coffee beans
Tax on sugar
Tax on salt
14
America had a trained, professional army.
True
False
15
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
True
False
16
What did the First Continental Congress do?
Discussed the relationship with Britain
Discussed what the colonist's rights were
All of the above
Discussed taxes
17
Britain had very little money to support its army.
True
False
18
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Where Indians fought for land.
It was the day of the Declaration of Independence.
Where colonists puked rotten tea in the harbor.
It was where angry colonists threw tea over the harbor.
19
What was the Boston Massacre?
When some of the people of Boston dumped tea in the harbor.
A time where everyone went crazy over tacos.
The killing of 5 British soldiers within Boston.
The killing of 5 colonists by the British soldiers.
20
The French helped the Americans during the war.
True
False
21
The French and Indian War was fought over land, specifically the Ohio River Valley.
False
True
22
What was the Quartering Act of 1765?
Americans had to pay higher taxes
British had to house American soldiers
Americans had to surrender their weapons
Americans had to house and feed British soldiers
23
Who was the King of England during the Revolution?
King George III
King George II
There was no king.
King George
24
The Proclamation of 1763 was a line separating colonists and Native Americans.
True
False
25
Boycott means to stop buying something in hopes of changing what is happening.
True
False
26
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
British v. Colonists
French & Indians v. British & Colonists
North v. South
French v. Colonists
27
What river did Washington cross to capture Trenton?
Delaware
Ohio
Jordan
Styx
28
Britain was an industrial nation.
False
True
29
"Redcoat" was the nickname given to American soldiers because they were ready to fight at a minutes notice.
True
False
30
What happened when the Second Continental Congress met?
The Constitution was signed
George Washington became General of the Continental Army
Discussed options of war
George Washington became President
31
The American home base was across the ocean from where the war occurred.
True
False
32
Patriots were colonists who supported the British crown.
True
False
33
Americans used guerilla warfare tactics.
False
True
34
The Treaty of Paris was the treaty that ended the American Revolution.
True
False
35
What was the Stamp Act of 1765?
Mothers had to stamp their kids
Tax on all printed documents
Stamp people as they came into the country
Businesses had to stamp their products
