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Start of American Revolution Part 2
Start of American Revolution Part 2
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Social Studies 8th grade American revolution
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1
Which side fired the first shot of the American Revolution at the Battle of Lexington?
French and Native Americans
Redcoats
Colonist
nobody knows
2
What was the main purpose of the Declaration?
to declare the separation of the colonies from Britain
to list complaints against the Red Coats
to set forth the structure of the United States government
to declare the rights of the individual
3
What was Thomas Paine's opinion about the colonies and Great Britain
The colonies should stop fighting the British
The colonies should continue to be taxed by the British
The colonies should break from British rule
The colonies should remain under British rule
4
At what gathering was George Washington chosen as commander of the continental army?
The Second Continental Congress
the First Continental Congress
the Boston Tea Party
The Stamp Act Congress
5
Who warned Samuel Adams and other Massachusetts colonists during his famed "Midnight Ride"
John Adams
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
George Washington
6
This was the colonial army made up of citizens
republic
long hunters
militia
mercenaries
7
Who was credited with being the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine
John Hancock
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
8
Which act taxed almost all the printed material in the colonies?
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
9
The purpose of the Quartering Act was to require the colonies to
Provide housing and supplies to British soldiers
Pay the salaries of British Soldiers
Stop making their own coins and use British money instead
Buy only goods made in Britain
10
Parliament responded to Boston Tea Party by issuing this Act closing Boston Harbor & Quartering
Intolerable
Proclamation
Declaratory
Stamp
11
2nd Continental Congress sent this to the King to try to restore peace. He refused to read it.
Poor Richard's Peace Treaty
Common Sense
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of independence
12
What British policy did not allow colonist to cross the Appalachian Mountains.
Intolerable Acts
The Northwest Ordinance
Navigation Acts
Proclamation or 1763
13
What was the purpose of Committees of Correspondence?
to keep colonists informed of British actions
to keep the British informed of colonists’ actions
to maintain support for British rule
to protest the Stamp Act
14
What was the political body that represented Americans & challenged British control
Sons of Liberty
Coercive Acts
Continental Congress
Virginia House of Burgesses
15
The Declaration’s “list of grievances” included
colonist being forced to hold trial by juries
colonist being executed without a trial
colonists being taxed without their consent
colonist being forced to observe the Magna Carta
