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1
Which victory helped convince the French that the Americans could win the war?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
2
The protest led by the Sons of Liberty where they threw 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor is
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Tea Time
Liberty movement
3
Who wrote much of the Declaration of Independence and later became a U.S. president?
Thomas Paine
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
4
To enlist means to volunteer for military service.
true
false
5
Which two countries fought in the French and Indian War?
Native Americans and France
France and Great Britain
Canada and U.S.
Spanish and French
6
What happened in Boston where British Soldiers fired on protesters and 5 colonists died?
Boston Market
American Revolution
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
7
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
to help pay for food in the colonies
to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
to show the colonists the King did not tolerate taxes
to bring more people to the colonies
8
What battle began the American Revolution?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Saratoga
9
What is the name of a person who chose to remain loyal to Great Britain?
British
patriot
loyalist
traitor
10
What was the name of the peace treaty signed in September of 1783 that ended the war?
Peace Treaty
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of the Revolution
Treaty of Yorktown
11
A grievance is when you are happy with how you are treated.
false
true
12
What is the name of someone who supports or defends his/her country?
patriot
rebel
American
ambassador
13
In 1776, which document did the colonists write to tell England they wanted to be free?
The Bill of Rights
The Committees of Correspondence
The Declaration of Independence
The State Test
14
What was the Quartering Act?
colonists had to have British soldiers live with them
British soldiers had to live on ships
a tax on quarters
colonists had to pay a quarter for every book they bought
15
Which American victory ended the American Revolution?
Breed's Hill
Yorktown
Lexington
Saratoga
16
Who was the man in charge of the Continental Army?
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
17
Why did the British government create the Stamp Act?
the King needed more money for his military
to protect the colonist from French taxes
to make colonists buy more stamps
to make colonists help pay off Britain's war debts
18
Why did the Sons of Liberty and others feel that the British taxes were unfair?
they had their own bills to pay from fighting
they wanted more taxes
they didn't know what a tax was
they had no say in how to raise money to pay Britain's debts
19
Who wrote Common Sense which was a patriot's pamphlet that helped convince colonists to fight?
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
20
What does boycott mean?
to refuse to buy goods
to pay back taxes
to buy lots of goods
no boys allowed
21
A rebel is a person who fights a government.
true
false
22
Who won the French and Indian War?
Canada
Great Britain
France
United States
23
What was Paul Revere's signal that the British were coming by boat?
a flashing light on the tree
a song played from the church
one lantern hung in the belfry
two lanterns hung in the belfry
24
Repeal means to write a law.
false
true
25
If something is intolerable, it is too painful or hard to accept.
true
false
