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1
What two countries helped to provide the colonists in their fight against Great Britain?
Spain and France
France and Portugal
Netherlands and Spain
Italy and Holland
2
Which colony did
NOT
attend the First Continental Congress?
Virginia
Georgia
South Carolina
New York
3
Which of the following is
NOT
a key philosophy of the Declaration of Independence?
Trial by peers
People have "certain unalienable rights"
People establish the government to protect their rights
Government derives power from the people
4
Whose ideas related to the unalienable rights were incorporated into the Declaration?
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
5
Which former slave wrote poems and plays to support American Independence from Great Britain?
Sojourner Truth
Martha Washington
Clara Barton
Phillis Wheatley
6
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
Edward II
George III
Henry VII
Charles I
7
According to the Declaration of Independence, government receives its power from the:
people
judiciary
miliatry
legislature
8
Which event immediately followed the French and Indian War and angered the colonists?
Battle of Saratoga
First Continental Congress
Signing of the Treaty of Paris
Proclamation of 1763
9
The colonists won the Revolutionary War because they
had better weapons
had more supplies
had a more powerful navy
fought on their own land
10
What key event involved a snowball fight that resulted in the killing of 5 colonists?
Winter at Valley Forge
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
11
What are the "certain unalienable rights" stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Right to own land
Right to travel freely in the colonies
Right to govern oneself in a democracy
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
12
Which person did
NOT
play a key role in the Revolutionary War?
Benjamin Franklin
John Smith
John Adams
George Washington
13
Who spoke the following words?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Patrick Henry
14
How did the Proclamation of 1763 affect the British colonists?
It led to the French and Indian War
It prevented trade with American Indians
It led to an increase in fur trading
It limited the western movement of settlers
15
To help pay for the French and Indian War, what did Great Britain force on the colonists?
Restrictions
Taxes
Laws
Trade
16
At which site did General Lord Cornwallis surrender to American Troops?
Pennsylvania
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Richmond
17
England passed the Stamp act in the colonies to
put governors in total control
give people the right to vote
raise money to pay for a war
take control of foreign trade
18
The Declaration of Independence professed a unique concept of government because it centered on
one branch of government
the rights of those governed
keeping the power in federal courts
a leader with power to make laws and enforce them
19
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
20
This picture shows what protest of English control in the colonies?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tax Party
Stamp Act rising
Issuing the Proclamation of 1763
21
People have a right and duty to change the government. What document specifies that?
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Proclamation of 1763
Magna Cart
22
How did George Washington and other patriot leaders of Revolutionary times help win the war?
They waited for others to take the lead
They only fought battles they could win
They inspired others to fight for their principles.
They followed their British training
23
Which political idea of John Locke influenced American independence?
Federalism
Strong Leaders
Secession
Natural rights
24
In what year was the Declaration of Independence approved?
1763
1781
1777
1776
25
Which victory marked the end of the Revolutionary War?
Battle at New Orleans
Battle at Boston
Battle at Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga