What happened as a result of the Constitutional Convention?

Delegates from the colonies met to write a new plan for government

What important role did George Washington Play during the war?

Washing was in charge of the Continental army during the war

How did the revolutionary war end?

The war ended when Great Britain surrendered to the colonists

What was the 1765 Stamp Act?

A new tax was put on every piece of printed paper used by the colonists

An agreement that is reached by each side giving in OR coming to an underst

How did the British plan to defeat the colonists during the battle of Saratoga?

They planned to split the colonists in half along the Hudson River

A set of rules that guide how a country works

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

When colonists threw tea overboard to take a stand against Great Britain

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1
The colonists were becoming more and more angry with Britain. Why?
colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without having a say
King George III refuses to negotiate with the colonists
Britain forced the colonists to pay high taxes
All of the above
2
What happened as a result of the Constitutional Convention?
Benjamin’s Franklin created the design for the liberty bell
Washington met with king George III to negotiate lower taxes
Delegates from the colonies met to write a new plan for government
Our founding fathers met to write a peace treaty to officially end the war
3
What important role did George Washington Play during the war?
Washington was the president during the revolutionary war
Washing was in charge of the Continental army during the war
Washington was a spy for the American colonists during the war
Washington warned the colonists that the British were coming
4
Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?
George Washington
Sanyal Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
5
America was always a free country.
False
True
6
When General George Washington surrendered in Yorktown, it officially ended the Revolutionary war.
True
False
7
The Olive Branch Petition claimed that the colonies wanted to negotiate the new laws and taxes.
True
False
8
How did the revolutionary war end?
The war ended when the colonists surrendered to Great Britain
The war ended when France surrendered to Great Britain
The war ended when France surrendered to the colonists
The war ended when Great Britain surrendered to the colonists
9
Define allies
To unite or join with others
Freedom, or not being controlled by others
10
What was the 1765 Stamp Act?
A new law was passed that forced the colonists to join the Royal Navy
A new tax was put on every piece of printed paper used by the colonists
A new tax was put on tea from Great Britain
A new law was passed that forced the colonists to return to Britain
11
The definition of a petition is: a written document that is signed when people agree to do or change something.
True
False
12
Define compromise
To unite or join with others
An agreement that is reached by each side giving in OR coming to an underst
13
How did the British plan to defeat the colonists during the battle of Saratoga?
They planned to split the colonists in half along the Hudson River
They planned to cut off their food supply from the nearby river
They planned to surround the colonists on all sides
They planned to capture Major Gates so they could win the battle
14
The definition of Independence is: freedom, or not being controlled by others
False
True
15
The French and Indian War broke out between _______________?
Great Britain and the Native Americans
Great Britain and France
France and Spain
France and Native Americans
16
On July 4, 1776 the continental congress published an important documented called?
Declaration of Independence
Stamp Tax Act
Treaty of Versailles
The United States constitution
17
Define Constitution
A set of rules that guide how a country works
written document that is signed when people agree to do or change something
A complete change in the way people live or work
18
The definition of revolution is: a complete change in the way people live or work
False
True
19
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
When the first British tea party took place in Boston in 1773
When the colonists sank several British ships in the Boston Harbor
A huge party that took place in Boston to celebrate the colonists independe
When colonists threw tea overboard to take a stand against Great Britain
20
King George III refused to sign the Olive Branch Petition for peaceful negotiations.
False
True
21
The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without any say in the government
True
False

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