Which of the following is NOT an example of civil disobedience?

Following the school dress code everyday.

Mercantilism was unfair economic policy because....

Britain controls all the trade between the colonies

What was Thomas Jefferson famous for during the Revolution?

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit (say no to) the colonists from doing?

Settling west past the Appalachian Mountains

Why did the colonists dump tea into the Boston Harbor?

They didn't want to pay the tax on it

What was the most important effect of the Treaty of Paris?

Britain recognized the colonists' ownership of their land.

Why did Britain tax the colonists?

To pay for British soldiers in the colonies

Which statement best describes the role of the Marquis de Lafayette?

He trained and commanded American soldiers.

Why did the colonists think British taxes were unfair?

The colonists didn't have representation.

What was significant about the Battle of Yorktown?

Britain was beaten by colonists on land and French by sea.

Which of the following was a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.

What did George Washington do at Valley Forge?

Spent the winter there training and disciplining his army.

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1
Which of these is NOT an example of unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Money
Liberty
The pursuit of happiness
Life
2
Which of the following is NOT an example of civil disobedience?
The Boston Tea Party
Football players not standing for the National Anthem.
Rosa Parks sitting on a bus she was not allowed to sit on.
Following the school dress code everyday.
3
Who was the author of "Common Sense" that convinced colonists to declare independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Abigail Adams
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
4
Which battle was the "turning point" of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Yorktown
5
Mercantilism was unfair economic policy because....
Britain controls all the trade between the colonies
The West Indies never have enough goods to trade
It didn't benefit Britain or the colonists
The colonists get all the money from trade
6
What was Thomas Jefferson famous for during the Revolution?
He disagreed with many of Hamilton's political ideas.
He was the founder of the University of Virginia.
He was the 3rd president of the United States.
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
7
What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit (say no to) the colonists from doing?
Trading with the Native Americans
Climbing the Appalachian mountains
Settling west past the Appalachian Mountains
Paying taxes
8
Why did the colonists dump tea into the Boston Harbor?
Nothing better to do on a Saturday night
It was too sweet for them to drink
They didn't want to pay the tax on it
No one wanted to drink it
9
What was the most important effect of the Treaty of Paris?
France won back land they lost in the French and Indian War.
The colonists agreed to give land to Native Americans.
Britain recognized the colonists' ownership of their land.
Britain kept control over the American colonists.
10
Why did Britain tax the colonists?
To pay for British soldiers in the colonies
To pay for Britain's extra food and clothing
To build a wall to keep colonists out of England
To run the British government
11
Which statement best describes the role of the Marquis de Lafayette?
He was the first double spy in the American Revolution.
He led a boycott against the purchasing of British goods.
He trained and commanded American soldiers.
He fought in the French and Indian War.
12
Why did the colonists think British taxes were unfair?
Farmers paid higher taxes than fishermen.
The colonists didn't have representation.
No one ever had enough money to pay.
Tax rates were higher in some colonies than others.
13
What was significant about the Battle of Yorktown?
George Washington helped to train his troops.
Britain cut the colonists' army in half and won the battle.
The French were finally persuaded to help the colonists.
Britain was beaten by colonists on land and French by sea.
14
Which Revolutionary War battle happened first?
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Boston Massacre
Saratoga
15
Which of the following was a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists couldn't be soldiers in the British army.
Colonists born in America could not run for public office.
Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.
Colonists had to fight in the British navy.
16
Who supported placing restrictions on colonists, such as the Sugar Act and Intolerable Acts?
Paul Revere
George Washington
King George III
Samuel Adams
17
What did George Washington do at Valley Forge?
Spent the winter there training and disciplining his army.
Waited there in the cold for the French to save his troops.
He waited there to surprise the British.
He and his troops froze to death.
18
How did the British respond after the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
The Boston Massacre
The French and Indian War
With the Intolerable Acts
19
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1812
1776
1620
1941
20
What are rights people are born with and cannot be taken away by the government called?
Unalienable rights
Civil rights
Freedom rights
Rights of liberty

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