The American Revolution and its Causes

Question 1

Who was a Patriot leader?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Adams

Question 2

What are legal document permitting searches?

Accepted Answer

writs of assistance

Question 3

What effect did the Boston Massacre have on colonial support of most colonists for the British?

Accepted Answer

They began supporting the cause of independence.

Question 4

Who had the largest fighting force in the colonies in 1777?

Accepted Answer

British

Question 5

Who wrote Common Sense?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 6

Who shouted "The regulars are out!"?

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 7

Who refused to receive the Olive Branch Petition?

Accepted Answer

George III

Question 8

British advantages inthe war were a stronger military, greater wealth, and larger population.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

In the Treaty of Paris, the British promised to withdraw all troops from America.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Colonial leaders used the Boston Massacre killings as

Accepted Answer

propaganda

Question 11

What prevented supplies being shipped to Boston?

Accepted Answer

Intolerable Acts

Question 12

"The shot heard 'round the world" refers to the actions of the minutemen at

Accepted Answer

Lexington and Concord

Question 13

What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 14

Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence?

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 15

The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was not the end of the fighting.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 17

To search a colonist's house, a British customs officer presented

Accepted Answer

a writ of assistance

Question 18

Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion?

Accepted Answer

Loyalists

Question 19

What taxed printed material?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 20

The British government tried to stop smuggling with the

Accepted Answer

Sugar Act

Question 21

Which act gave the British the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies "in all cases"?

Accepted Answer

Declaratory Act

Question 22

What is a preamble?

Accepted Answer

introduction

Question 23

The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 24

Who gave up command of his army on December 4, 1783, in New York?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 25

In what state were the battles of Lexington and Concord fought?

Accepted Answer

Massachusetts

Question 26

Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 27

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have certain rights. What are they?

Accepted Answer

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Question 28

One of the five people killed in the Boston Massacre was

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks

Question 29

Who benefited from the Tea Act?

Accepted Answer

East India Company

Question 30

The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in July 1775.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Question 32

Who was a victim in the Boston Massacre?

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks

Question 33

The French and Indian War affected relations between the British and Colonists in which ways?

Accepted Answer

The Colonists challenged British authority.

Question 34

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Announce the Colonies’ reasons for separation from England

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