What is the best definition for a militia?

Armed civilians defending their community

All of the following were effects of the Intolerable Acts except?

Expanded military control over MA

The Navigation Acts did all of the following except.

All prices were set by the British King

What were the major impacts of the French and Indian War?

Britain now owed a high amount of war debt, This size of the British empire almost doubled in size

The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution and provided all of the following except?

British must burn or destroy their forts in America

What is the main purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?

Tax on sugar, molasses and colony imports

What was the significance of the 1st Continental Congress?

Planted the seeds of a future independent government

What was the main purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?

East India Company has the exclusive rights to sell tea in the colonies

What is Mercantilism?

Economic system where colonist had to sell/ buy all goods through Britain

How did the Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas affect the Declaration of Independence and creation of the US?

The country used a lot of the Enlightenment ideas

What was the overall purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

Forbid colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

What is the best definition of boycott?

Not to buy products from a company or country

Why did the colonist boycott British goods?

They did not want to give taxes or money to Britain

What was the main purpose of the Stamp act of 1765?

All official documents had to have a stamp showing a tax was paid

What was the main purpose of the Quartering Act of 1765?

Required colonist to house all British soldiers

What does the quote "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

The colonist should not pay taxes without any members in the parliament

All of the following were outcomes of the 2nd Continental Congress except?

Hired mercenaries from Germany to fight along side the colonist

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1
What is the best definition for a militia?
Armed civilians defending their community
Corrupt government officials fighting back
The military
Anarchist fighting back against government
2
What was considered the center or heart of the revolution?
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
London
3
What was the first official battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
4
All of the following were effects of the Intolerable Acts except?
Banned town meetings in MA
appointed British General Thomas Gage the governor of MA
Closed Boston's ports
Expanded military control over MA
5
Which founding father defended the British soldiers accused of murder at the Boston Massacre?
John Hancock
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
6
The Navigation Acts did all of the following except.
All prices were set by the British King
All crews of the ships had to be at least 75% British
Goods to and from NA colonies had to be shipped on British/colonist ships
Products could only be sold from the colonies to Britain
7
What were the major impacts of the French and Indian War?
Britain now owed a high amount of war debt
This size of the British empire almost doubled in size
Britain lost a large amount of soliders in the war
Britain was easily defeated in the war
8
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution and provided all of the following except?
Set Canada and the Mississippi River as the boarders
British must burn or destroy their forts in America
Britain would recognize America's independence
American fisherman were allowed to fish in Canada's waterways
9
What is the main purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?
Required colonist to buy British goods
Tax on sugar, molasses and colony imports
Higher taxes on colonist earnings
Tax on all paper products
10
All of the following are weaknesses of the Continental Army except-
Leadership
Supplies
Number of Soldiers
Training
11
Who organized the dumping of the tea in Boston? (Boston Tea Party)
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Angry colonist
Angry Loyalist
12
What was the main purpose of the Townshend Act of 1767?
tax on all food items
tax on all paper items
tax on all exports
tax on all imports
13
What acts main purpose was to show that the King was always in charge?
Stamp Act
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Act of 1767
Declaratory Act of 1766
14
What was the significance of the 1st Continental Congress?
United the colonies for the first time
Planted the seeds of a future independent government
Displayed the Kings power of the colonist
Displayed the British military control over the colonies
15
What was the main purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?
East India Company has the exclusive rights to sell tea in the colonies
East India Company is the only company that cannot sell tea in the colonies
Boston Tea Party
The King outlaws coffee in the colonies
16
What is Mercantilism?
Economic system where colonist had to sell/ buy all goods through Britain
Economic system where traders traveled the world looking for new products
Economic system where the colonies could trade world wide
Economic system where the king bought all goods for all people
17
How did the Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas affect the Declaration of Independence and creation of the US?
The US founding fathers paid the Enlightenment thinkers 2 build the country
The US founding fathers met with the philosophers to learn from them
The country used a lot of the Enlightenment ideas
The country avoided using the philosophers ideas
18
What secret society was started by Samuel Adams to organize peaceful and violent protests against the British?
Writs of Assistance
Committees of Correspondence
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
19
What was the overall purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
Forbid the colonist from speaking badly about the King
Forbid colonist from moving east of the Appalachian Mountains
Forbid colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Required the colonist to only buy British goods approved by the King
20
What is the best definition of boycott?
To buy more products from a company or country
To destroy all of the products from a country or company
To share bad reviews about a company or country
Not to buy products from a company or country
21
When was the first time that the colonist united together in opposition to the King?
1st Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
Boston Tea Party
2nd Continental Congress
22
What was the purpose of Benjamin Franklin's "Join, or Die" political cartoon?
To break up the colonies
To show the King they were against him
To unite the British
To unite the colonies
23
Britain had to recongize the colonies independence as soon as they wrote the Declaration of Independence.
True
False
24
Why did the colonist boycott British goods?
They did not like the quality of products
They did not want to give taxes or money to Britain
They did not like the prices
They were concerned with where the supplies came from
25
What was the main purpose of the Stamp act of 1765?
All food items purchased had to have stamp showing that a tax was paid
All colonist had to have a stamp to use when they paid their taxes
All official documents had to have a stamp showing a tax was paid
All colonist had to pay the British soldiers taxes
26
What was the main purpose of the Quartering Act of 1765?
Required colonist to become Loyalist
Required colonist to house all British soldiers
Required colonist to pay a special tax for the British protection
Required colonist to approve of what the King was deciding for them
27
What does the quote "No Taxation without Representation" mean?
The colonist did not like the king and did not want to support him.
Colonist didn't want to pay any taxes
The colonist were paying taxes in the colonies and did not want to pay more
The colonist should not pay taxes without any members in the parliament
28
Which country was convinced by Benjamin Franklin to provide assistance to the colonist?
Italy
France
Mexico
Germany
29
All of the following were outcomes of the 2nd Continental Congress except?
Appealed to the King for peace
Selected George Washington to lead the Continental Army
Hired mercenaries from Germany to fight along side the colonist
Created the Continental Army
30
All of the following were strengths of the Continental Army except-
Desire
Experience
Leadership
Determination

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