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The first shot of the American Revolution became known as the
"Minuteman shot"
"Shot of a traitor"
"Shot of Independence"
"Shot heard around the world"
2
Treaty that ended the American Revolution and declared the colonies were now 13 free and independent states.
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Yorktown 1783
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Yorktown 1763
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The British were not successful in their attempts because ________.
Thomas Gage made a wrong decision and attacked his own men
Sam Adams told the British the wrong information
The midnight ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes
The gunpowder exploded when the British arrived
4
Famous for his quote "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexandar Hamilton
Patrick Henry
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The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the British because of ___________.
Land! Both sides claimed the Ohio River Valley
Gold! Both sides wanted the gold discovered in the west coast
Water! Both sides claimed the Great Lakes.
Land! Both sides claimed the 13 colonies
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The first battle of the American Revolution occurred in Lexington, Massachusetts. Who fired the first shot?
Benny
The Minutemen
Nobody knows
The British
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This battle was considered the turning point in the American Revolution and the reason the French helped the colonists.
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Trenton
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Former Continental Officer who turned against the Continental Army & joined the British Army. Known for being a traitor.
Paul Revere
Benedict Arnold
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
9
To protest the Tea Act, members of the Sons of Liberty planned a protest. They dumped tea into
The Gulf of Mexico
The Pacific Ocean
Boston Harbor
The Great Lakes
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Why did many colonists believe these taxes were so unfair?
It was taxation without representation
The taxes were too low
The taxes were on the items colonists didn't like
The taxes were on items the colonists liked
11
The British win the French and Indian War and gain new land. What else did they get?
Lots of gold
Lots of money
Lots of peace with the Native Americans
Lots of debt
12
After the Stamp Act was repealed, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts (Tea Act). How did colonists get this repealed?
They boycotted British goods
They sent a letter to King George
They asked England to repeal it
They fought battles against England
13
To punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the ___________.
The Tea Act
The Punisher Policies
Intolerable Acts
The Tea Tyrant Tax
14
In this battle the British were trapped on a peninsula and had nowhere to go. This was the last major battle of the war.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
15
To help pay for the debt following the French and Indian War, Parliament passed the Stamp Act which taxed _______.
School tuition
Tea
Paper items
Everything
16
One of the consequences of the Boston Tea Party was
Closing the Boston Harbor
Making the colonists pay back England for the lost tea
Both of these happened!
17
After boycotts and protests of all kinds, Parliament ended up ________ the Stamp Act.
recruiting
repainting
keeping
repealing
18
The British heard about colonial militias. General Gage sent soldiers to take their gunpowder and guns in _______ .
Baltimore, Maryland
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Concord, Massachusetts
Houston, Texas
19
Many British soldiers lived in the colonies. A fight broke out in Boston and soldiers fired on colonists. It was named
Boston Chicken
Boston Marathon
Boston Celtics
Boston Massacre
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How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?
3
7
4
5
