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A History quiz to review key concepts of the #American Revolution
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No taxation without representation meant what to the colonists?
Colonists would not obey the tax
legalized smuggling
British taxes were to high
it was unfair to be taxed without representation
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group of colonial activists organized by Samuel Adams
Sons of Boston
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Liberty
Sons of America
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Examples of colonial independence before 1760:
House of Burgesses
Town Hall Meetings
all of these are examples
Representative government
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Agreement ending the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris 1793
Treaty of Paris 1773
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
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What were the first battles of the Revolution?
Saratoga and Yorktown
Lexington and Concord?
Trenton and Valley Forge
Gettysburg and Bull Run
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Principle author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Wolfe
Thomas Adams
Thomas Pain
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Soldiers ready at minute's notice
Navy Seals
Minutemen
Green Berets
Marines
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a refusal to buy goods from a particular nation
protest
boycott
Stamp Act
tariff
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Law passed by Parliament requiring a tax on all paper and legal documents
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
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1767 tax on imports such as glass, paper, paint, and tea
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Townshend Act
Glass Act
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How were American forces composed?
militia and regular Army
Colonists and Native Americans
Marines and Air Force
Army and Navy
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An army made up of citizen soldiers
Mohawks
militia
minutemen
mafia
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Law requiring Colonists to use only British ships and sailors
Navigation Act
Tea Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
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This European nation sided with the colonists, helping turn the tide of the war
Scotland
Germany
France
Italy
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Those colonists loyal to their colonies and not Britain
Patriots
Tories
Yankees
Rebels
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1st attempt at government by American colonies
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
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Passed in 1773, it gave the East India Tea company control over the colonial tea trade
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
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Who wrote "Common Sense"
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
Mohawk Indians sneaked on ships and dumped tea into the sea
Colonial Protest of high taxes, dumping tea into harbor
Samuel Adams' Political Party
Boston Socialites met for tea and political discussions
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Law passed by Parliament requiring colonists to house and feed British Soldiers
Quartering Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
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French/Indian War leader, Hero of American Revolution, First President
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
George Washington
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What was the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers burned Boston to the ground
5 British Soldiers killed by colonists
Colonists burned Boston to the ground
incident where 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers
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What was the Proclamation of 1763
forbade colonists from moving west of Appalachians
King George Proclaimed victory over the French
American colonies Proclaimed Independence
Kennedy Proclaimed America would put a man on the moon
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What problem did the French and Indian War cause for Great Britain?
King George was killed in battle
depletion of financial reserves/debt
lost the war and territory
France bombed London
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A document explaining why the colonies should be independent
Declaration of Independence
Join or Die
Stamp Act Congress
Common Sense
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What was "Common Sense?"
a series of essays imploring loyalty to Britain
essays explaining why the colonies should be independent
Common Sense is no longer in existence
essays explaining the French and Indian War
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Who won the French and Indian War?
Native Americans
Britain/American colonies
China
France/Indian allies
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Who was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence?
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
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Results of the American Revolution
all are correct
Britain recognizes colonial independence
a new nation is created
United States gets land to the Mississippi River
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Sons of Liberty, organizer
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
