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A quiz review of the content that will be on the American Revolution and war for independence.
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1
Before declaring war on Britain, colonists tried one last petition to try for peace called...
Declaratory Act
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Petition of 1780
2
In 5/1/1775 after the start of The Rev. War, ALL of the colonies met in Phi. again for the
Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
First Continental Congress
3
The Sons of Liberty would scare tax collectors by burning their _____________.
Effigies
Wells
Tax slips
Ships
4
Passed by British parliament, which imposed a tax on all papers and printed material.
Lumber Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Print Act
5
Why did Patrick Henry say, 'Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!'?
to get George Washington replaced as the main general
to help him in his efforts to run for president
to convince patriots to stay loyal to England
to convince the Virginia legislature to join the war effort
6
The Coercive Acts were labeled by the colonists as..........
Sugar Acts
Declaratory Acts
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
7
Protest where men dressed as Native Americans and threw tea into the harbor
Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress
Boston Massacre
Battle of Trenton
8
Treaty that ended the American Revolution and officially recognized the colonies as independent
Treaty of Versailles
Treat of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Tordesillas
9
Which tax was the first that was widely enforced in the colonies?
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
10
The source is documenting what event that led to the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
The Boston Massacre
Bunker Hill
The Boston Tea Party
11
The “shot heard ‘round the world” marked the beginning of the American Revolution. Where was it
Boston and Bunker Hill
Trenton and Philadelphia
Fort Ticonderoga and Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
12
What law disallowed the colonist from moving west of Appalachian mountains?
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
Navigation Acts
Proclamation of 1763
13
Why was “taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause?
Great Britain only taxed the colonist to force them into war
Colonists believed Britain should only tax certain items
Britain would end taxation if colonists kept the peace
Colonists did not support parliament if they had no voice
14
Colonists who fought on the side of the British during The American Revolution were called.....
Patriot
looser
Loyalist
wimp
15
This battle in the American Revolution convinced the French to join with the Americans.
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Shenandoah
Battle of the Bulge
16
Act of refusing to buy goods or refusal to participate as a form of protest.
Tarring and Feathering
Unionizing
Boycotting
Monopoly
17
British soldiers fired on colonists who were throwing ice, and stones at the the soldiers
London Attacks
Boston Massacre
New York Riots
Boston Tea Party
18
Place where Was. and his men faced a harsh winter with little supplies, starvation and diseases
Trenton
Valley Forge
Long Island
New Orleans
19
The Stamp Act of 1765 was upsetting to the colonists because it was the first time.....
standing armies used violence to frighten tax payers
Parliament taxed exports and imports
Britain placed taxes on tea produced in the colonies
Parliament had tried to tax colonists directly
20
On 9/5/1774 All of the colonies except for GA met in Phil. at Carpenter's Hall for the.....
Second Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
21
What battle is considered the 'turning point' of the war?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Yorktown
22
Which of the following was NOT a reason the British and French wanted the Ohio River Valley?
rivers were good for transportation and trade
mountains with metal deposits
good soil for farming
land full of wildlife which produced pelts for the fur trade
23
Document that was signed and sent out stating that the colonies were now an independent nation
Petition of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Albany Plan of Union
Common Sense
24
Which of the following was not a type of violent protests?
Pouring hot tea down the throats of tax collectors
Tar and Feathering
Boycotting
Hanging of Effigies
25
A colonist who joined The Revolution against England was called a.......
Fighter
Patriot
Loyalist
Boxer
26
One of the first battles of The Revolution, Benedict Arnold led a raid on this fort
Ticonderoga
Lexington
West Point
Bunker Hill
27
Which of the following areas stayed in the hands of England after the war?
Appalachian Mountains
Ohio River Valley
Canada
Florida
28
This person was France's main representative in the colonies during The American Revolution
Louis XIV
Charles de Gualle
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron Von Steuben
29
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
30
The Sons of Liberty were a group of
colonists who did not wish to break from Britain
patriots who led the protests against British laws
diplomats who tried to gain foreign support
scholars who wrote pamphlets
31
Final major battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
32
This engraving was a great example of how the American Colonists used....to get people to agree
Propaganda
Hanging of Effigies
Fear
Tar and Feathering
33
Loyalists were also called
redcoats
tories
patriots
your mom
34
What famous American naval officer (who was born in Scotland) raided ships along the British coast?
Marquis de Lafayette
John Paul Jones
Captain Hook
Davy Jones
35
Published a pamphlet,
Common Sense
that increased the call for Independence
John Adams
George Washington
Nathan Hale
Thomas Paine
