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The Stamp Act
put a tax on postage stamps
put a tax on tea
put a tax on sugar
put a tax on printed things such as books and newspapers
2
What does the word representation mean?
a lawmaking body
money that governments collect from citizens
a plan for spending money
a voice in one's government
3
The _______ did not want to be independent from Great Britain.
Loyalists
neutral
New England colonists
Patriots
4
First shots of the American Revolution, a victory for the colonists.
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
5
"I never thought I would burn my own crops, but it's better than giving food to redcoats."
Loyalist
Patriot
neutral
6
A general during the Battle of Saratoga. Known as a traitor, switched sides to the British.
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Patrick Henry
John Hancock
7
Why did the Cherokees agree to help the British in the Revolutionary War?
The British gave the Cherokees guns, knives, and cloth.
The British promised to keep settlers off of Cherokee land.
The British had treated the Cherokees well over the years.
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To provide someone with a place to stay for a short period of time.
quarter
boycott
revolution
act
9
Took place in Virginia. The last major battle fought before the colonists gained their freedom.
King's Mountain
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
10
Known as the Intolerable Acts, which forced the colonists to follow laws they felt were unfair.
Coercive Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
11
What did Paul Revere do when he saw the British crossing the Charles River in Boston?
He warned colonists that the British were coming.
He distracted the British while the colonists ran away.
He led the colonists back to the British ships to fight.
He fired his gun at British soldiers.
12
Which is something important that Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence?
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
"All men are created equal."
13
He published a pamphlet:
Common Sense. H
elped Americans see would be better off without a king.
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
14
This act taxed imports, such as glass, tea, paint, & paper that were brought into the colonies.
Townshend Act
Coercive Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
15
Surprise attack in NJ led by George Washington on Christmas. A victory for the colonists.
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Lexington & Concord
Saratoga
16
A representative chosen to go to a special meeting.
petition
mutual
delegate
congress
17
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Hancock
18
The Tea Act caused the Sons of Liberty to take part in the?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
19
After the war ended, the United States & Great Britain signed the ___________________ in 1783.
Watauga Compact
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Cumberland Compact
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Published the first political cartoon. Wanted colonists to form a union in French & Indian War.
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
21
King George III said lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans.
Boston Massacre
Sugar Act
Boston Tea Party
Proclamation of 1763.
22
How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?
They refused to buy British goods.
They left the colonies.
They refused to make British goods.
They fought with British soldiers.
23
What is the law making branch of the British government?
Loyalists
Parliament
First Continental Congress
Committees of Correspondence
24
What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history?
Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
The 13 colonies formed their first united government.
The colonists won the American Revolution.
The colonists formed the first Committee of Correspondence.
