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1
How did the King respond to the Olive Branch Petition?
Ignored it and didn't pass any new laws
Rejected it and punished colonies further
Accepted it and made peace with colonies
2
Why did Parliment pass the Stamp Act?
stop colonists from illegally smuggling goods
stop colonists' from trading with foregin nations
put a tax on colonists' trade with foregin nations
raise money to pay costs of French and Indian War
3
Which of the following was NOT a law passed by British Parliment that angered colonists?
Sugar and Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Native American Act
4
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
A final effort for peace made by the colonists
A declaration of independence
An ultimatum for the King
5
Who was the author of
Common Sense
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Phillis Wheatley
Richard Henry Lee
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Paine
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Why did British march from Boston to Lexington and Concord in April 1775?
to capture Paul Revere
to break up first Continental Congress
to arrest Patriot leaders and destroy the milita's supplies
to take back cannons that rebel colonists had stolen
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What fight broke out between British soldiers and colonial dockworkers over jobs?
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
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Who spread the news of the British troops' movements toward Lexington and Concord?
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitfield
Paul Revere
All of the above
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Where did the first battles of the Revolutionary War take place?
Charleston and Boston
Boston and Cambridge
Lexington and Concord
10
Who led opposition to the Townshend Acts?
Patrick Henry
James Otis
Samuel Adams
John Adams
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Who sided with the rebels during the Revolutionary War?
milita
patriots
loyalists
minutemen
12
Was Paul Revere was captured by the British while he was warning the colonists?
Yes
No
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Why did British soldiers stay in the colonies after the French and Indian War?
to search colonists' homes and businesses
to keep peace between colonists and Native Americans
to prevent colonists from starting a revolution
to force colonists to pay taxes
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Who called for resistance to the Stamp Act?
Abraham Lincoln
Patrick Henry
Cristpus Attucks
Samuel Adams
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How was Stamp Act different from the Sugar Act?
Sugar Act was passed by colonial assemblies NOT Parliment
Colonists liked the Sugar Act
Sugar Act was repealed, but Stamp Act were not
Stamp Act taxed colonists; Sugar Act taxed trade
