Which statement is true about the Boston Tea Party?

Colonists boarded a British ship at night and threw tea over

What was the key result of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga?

Patriots captured 59 Brit. cannons and forced them to leave

What key event took place after the Patriots' victory in the Battle of Saratoga?

French army joined with the colonies to fight Britain

Why were the colonists angry about the Stamp Act?

It was unfair because the colonists had no representation

What was the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War?

They fought on both sides of the war

Which explains why the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence?

Congress claimed independence because Britain refused rights

What was the purpose of Paul Revere's ride?

to warn the Patriots that the British were coming

Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?

colonists threatened stamp agents & boycotted British goods

What were 2 key actions of the Second Continental Congress?

It formed the Continental Army & sent Olive Branch Petition

How did the members of the 2nd Continental Congress feel after publishing the Declaration of Independence?

Britain could find them guilty of treason so it would be war

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1
Where were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War fought?
at Savannah and Charleston
at Lexington and Concord
at Trenton and Valley Forge
at Yorktown and Fort Ticonderoga
2
Which statement is true about the Boston Tea Party?
It celebrated the arrival of a new type of tea from England
Patriots convinced Native Americans to destroy the tea
colonists were happy since Britain had repealed the tea tax
Colonists boarded a British ship at night and threw tea over
3
What set of laws placed new taxes on the colonists after the repeal of the Stamp Act?
Sons of Liberty
Townshend Acts
Declaration of Independence
First Continental Congress
4
What was the key result of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga?
Patriots captured 59 Brit. cannons and forced them to leave
German mercenaries switched sides to fight with Patriots
Patriots gained control of New York region
Patriot army was beaten and surrendered
5
What is a word that means to give food and shelter to others?
independence
quarter
mercenary
repeal
6
Soldiers who are paid to fight for another country are called ______________.
repeal
mercenary
independence
quarter
7
The crime of fighting against one's own country is called what?
Loyalists
morale
boycott
treason
8
What key event took place after the Patriots' victory in the Battle of Saratoga?
The Spanish invaded Great Britain
Patriot army under Benedict Arnold fell apart
French army joined with the colonies to fight Britain
British took control of the Hudson River Valley
9
Why were the colonists angry about the Stamp Act?
It taxed goods the colonists produced in America
It was unfair because the colonists had no representation
It taxed the colonists' land
It should also apply to Native Americans
10
What name did the colonists give to the harsh laws passed because of the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Common Sense
Olive Branch Petition
Townshend Acts
11
What is a word that means to cancel something?
mercenary
independence
quarter
repeal
12
What was the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War?
Conflict broke out between African Am. and Native Am.
Slave owners in the South sent African Am. back to Africa
They fought on both sides of the war
Most chose to remain in slavery
13
Which explains why the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence?
Congress wanted to set up an American monarchy
France convinced the Congress to declare war on Britain
Congress wanted to recognize Britain's dominance
Congress claimed independence because Britain refused rights
14
What was the purpose of Paul Revere's ride?
to carry the Declaration of Independence
to warn the Patriots that the British were coming
to set fire to British supplies
to transport rifles to the minutemen
15
Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act had caused Native American revolts
France invaded and conquered Great Britain
Great Britain earned enough money from the tax to repay debt
colonists threatened stamp agents & boycotted British goods
16
What is a word that means freedom from rule by others?
independence
quarter
repeal
mercenary
17
What were 2 key actions of the Second Continental Congress?
It arrested Patriots from the Boston Tea Party
It declared war on Great Britain and attacked British ships
It formed the Continental Army & sent Olive Branch Petition
It formed an alliance with France and conquered Spanish
18
What word means the act of refusing to use or buy something?
Loyalists
morale
boycott
treason
19
Colonists who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War were called what?
boycott
treason
morale
Loyalists
20
How did the members of the 2nd Continental Congress feel after publishing the Declaration of Independence?
They felt that several European nations would help colonies
Britain could find them guilty of treason so it would be war
They felt Britain would grant independence
They felt enslaved Africans would rise up against Britain
21
What is the name of the agreement that formally ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
22
Which word means to form a plan?
strategy
boycott
morale
treason

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