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8th grade US History
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1
Define Minuteman
German Mercenaries
Loyalist soldier ready at a moment's notice
Lemonade salesman
Colonial soldier ready at a moment's notice
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Which act was passed and then repealed?
Quartering act
Stamp Act
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend acts
3
What was the famous revolutionary saying in the colonies?
The British are coming
Don't tread on me
No Taxation without Representation
Let freedom ring
4
What was the colonial reaction to the townshend acts?
Boston Tea Party
Hanging effigies of tax collectors
Boston Massacre
Smuggling, withholding British officials pay, protesting
5
Why was the Battle of Saratoga Important?
Mr. Cole said so
Mel Gibson killed some red coats
French joined the colonial war effort
Captured General Cornwallis
6
What war caused the crown to become more involved in the colonies, Before the revolution?
WW2
War of 1812
Civil War
French Indian War
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What is a Loyalist?
Someone loyal to the revolutionary cause.
Colonists who were loyal to the King of England.
Tom Brady
Patriots who fought in the colonial army.
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The Boston Tea Party was a response to what act?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
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What did the Townshend Acts do?
Taxed Glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, tea.
Town houses
Forced colonist to quarter troops in their homes.
Taxed Stamps.
10
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
December 7th, 1782
July 4th, 1776
April 19th, 1775
May 25th, 1787
11
What is George Washingtons title during the revolutionary war?
Lieutenant
President
General
Commander and Chief
12
Where was tobacco grown in the colonies?
Back Country
Northern Colonies
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
13
What was the desperate winter at Jamestown called?
The winter
Starving Time
Vally Forge
brrrr it's cold out here
14
What was the first permanent colony in the new world?
Roanoke Island
Plymouth Rock
Salem Massachusetts
Jamestown
15
What battle was "the shot heard round the world fired?"
Saratoga
Trenton
Lexington and Conconrd
Bunker Hill
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What was the first set of laws agreed to in the northern colonies?
Constitution
Mayflower compact
Code of Hammurabi
Articles of Confederation
17
What is the Albany Plan
Plan created to tar and feather loyalists
Plan to settle Albany New York.
Ben Franklin's plan for unified colonial government.
