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American Revolution
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Covers "Road to Revolution" through the Revolution. Includes vocabulary.
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1
The "shot heard 'round the world" was fired at which of the following?
Saratoga
Boston
Lexington
Yorktown
2
The ______________ led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
Suns of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
Liberty Sons
son of liberty
3
Which of the following placed a tax on virtually all printed goods in the colonies?
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
4
A colonist who loves their country and is prepared to defend it
Loyalist
Patriot
Delegate
Militia
5
Unbearable or unacceptable
Unalienable
Intolerable
Degradable
Policy
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To stop using or buying something
Taxes
Tariffs
Protest
Boycott
7
Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian War?
The British obtained land after their defeat of the French
The French defeated the British
The Indians betrayed the French
The British lost territory in the Ohio River Valley
8
In 1770, 8 British soldiers fired on an angry crowd in an event known as the ____.
Battle of Lexington
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Boston Riots
9
What did colonists do in response to the Stamp Act?
They signed the Declaration of Independence
They sought military support from France
They dumped tea into Boston Harbor
They organized boycotts of British goods
10
Which of the placed taxes glass, lead, paper, and tea, but was later repealed except for tea?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
11
What was a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Great Britain recognized the United States as being free
Spanish claims to North America ended
British territory captured from France was returned to them
The British Navy agreed to stop capturing American ships
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Unable to be taken away without just cause
Unbearable
Intolerable
Unalienable
Inseparable
13
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the American Revolution?
The British defeat was the beginning of the end of the war
An American victory swayed France to side with the colonies
The American defeat lead to widespread desertion
The British victory kept the war going for another year
14
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are all considered to be what kind of rights?
unalienable
legislated
inherited
transferable
15
Which of the following acts punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
16
Which of the following acts caused the Sons of Liberty to dump tons of tea into Boston Harbor?
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
17
The British were met at Lexington and Concord by a group of armed colonists known as a _____.
Militia
Congress
Delegation
Infantry
18
The Battle of Yorktown is most significant because ______.
The Colonists convinced France to help them
The French surrendered to the British, ending the Revolution
The British surrendered to the Americans, ending the war
The British captured George Washington
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The part of the British government that passed laws for the colonies.
Congress
Parliament
King
Militia
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A colonist who remained loyal to the king.
Militia
Redcoat
Patriot
Loyalist
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To refuse to obey a law
Civil Disobedience
Quarter
Follow
Tax
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Money paid to a government
Economic Policies
Tariffs
Charges
Taxes
23
At Valley Forge, the Colonists suffered mostly due to the fact that _______.
They were led by incompetent leaders
They were constantly under British attack
The French refused to help them
There were no supplies for them to survive the harsh winter
