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Road to the American Revolution
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1
What was the stamp act?
Forced Colonists to buy stamps for every thing made of paper
Drinking tea
Taxed goods such as tea, glass, and, paint
Dumping tea into the sea
2
Fort Ticonderoga was an important battle because
it gave control of trade between the colonies and Mexico
it was a surprise victory for the British
the Colonists gained new weapons they did not have before
it was a surprise victory for the French
3
The Olive Branch Petition stated what?
Colonists were now free from British rule
That war was officially declared
The colonies were only going to grow olives
The colonists were loyal British subjects
4
The beginning of which battle is known as the "shot heard 'round the world?"
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Lexington
5
Which of the following was accomplished by the 1st Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
Committees of Correspondence
Lemon Petition
Letter of Peace sent to King George III
6
The Battle of Bunker Hill was important because
It showed what a good commander Washington was
It showed what superior fighters the Colonists were
it showed the Colonists could win against the British
It showed the British would easily beat the Colonists in war
7
What two importance decisions did the Second Continental Congress decide? (2 possible answers)
to write common sense
to form an army
to declare independence
to sail up the Hudson river
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What did the Coercive Acts do?
Reinstated the quartering act
closed the Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for
passed the Massachusetts Government Act
replaced an elected council with an appointed one
9
One accomplishment of the First Continental Congress was to?:
Enact the Declaration of Independence
Petition the king to recognize the colonists' rights
Provide funds for Fort Ticonderoga
Raise an army to resist British aggression in Massachusetts
10
These colonists wanted to stay connected to Great Britain for its many benefits.
Torrey
Patriot
Loyalist
11
What was the main reason the Coercive Acts were enacted?
To punish and control Boston and Massachusetts
To make money off the colonists
To support patriots
To boost British Trade
12
The Tea Act upset colonists because...
it increased the tax on tea
it lowered the tax on tea
it banned them from drinking tea
it gave a monopoly of importing tea to one company
13
What Did The Townshend Act Tax?
Tea
Tea, Glass, Lead , and Paint
Sugar, paper, tea, and lead
Guns
14
In May 1775 who was the comander of the army after the Second Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
King George
George Washington
15
The Boston Tea Party was an example of pre war violence in response to which British act?
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
16
The Quartering Act required colonists to do which of the following?
House and feed British soldiers
Pay extra taxes on British goods
Split all of their property into quarters
Form quartets to serenade British troops
17
This act was an tax on glass and lead that caused protests in the colonies
Glass Act
Townshend Act
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
18
The stamp act put a tax on __________________.
Sugar
Tea
Everything
Printed Goods
19
Which is NOT an outcome from the 2nd Continental Congress
George Washington is named commander of Colonial Troops
Created a new form of currency for the colonies
Formed the Continental army.
Made it a crime to be a loyalist
20
Quartering Act
Americans had to pay higher taxes
British had to house American soldiers
Americans had to house and feed British soldiers
Americans had to surrender their weapons
21
This term is when a mother country and its colonies trade, usually benefitting one side more.
imports
mercantilism
exports
22
Which of the following is NOT a revolution stew ingredient?
Popular Wars
Unfair leaders
Rights violations
High Taxes
23
The Proclamation of 1763 states
Colonists must move to the west of the Appalachian Mountains
The French lost the French and Indian War
All land is open to colonists
Colonists should not settle west of the Appalachian Mtns
24
How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?
10
5
2
4
25
What was The First Continental Congress
A meeting for the sons of liberty.
A place where they talked about congress
A meeting in response to the intolerable act
All the presidents met to talk about the constitution
26
This was passed by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party.
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
27
The Sons of Liberty were
supported by the British government
led by John Adams
radical patriots
loyalists
28
This picture was used as _______________ to get colonists to support the idea of independence.
Commercialization
Censorship
Propaganda
Advertisement
29
Proclamation Act of 1763
Colonists could not grow potatoes
Denied colonist from migrating west of the proclamation line
Denied colonist from migrating east of the proclamation line
Taxes on paper
30
The Intolerable Acts and Coercive Acts are the same thing.
False
True
31
People who lived in the 13 English colonies and supported the revolution against England.
Loyalists
Patriots
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According to a patriot, the Boston Massacre violated which ingredient of Revolution Stew?
High or Unfair Taxes
High Unemployment
Unresponsive Leader
Violation of Rights
