American Revolution

Question 1

What was the early battle where the Patriots surrounded the British and refused to compromise?

Accepted Answer

Bunker Hill

Question 2

There were a few rebellions of slaves. The __________ rebellion in Florida was the most famous.

Accepted Answer

Stono

Question 3

The name given to those who wanted to declare independence from the king?

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 4

After which battle did the British finally surrender at the end the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

York Town

Question 5

Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

John Hancock

Question 6

What was the name of the ambush tactics used by the colonists on British Forces?

Accepted Answer

Guerilla Warfare

Question 7

Economic belief that a country’s wealth is determined by how much gold and silver they have.

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Question 8

The French and Indian War eventually spread to Europe where it was known as the ___________.

Accepted Answer

7 Years War

Question 9

What was the name given to the bloodless change of power in England?

Accepted Answer

Glorious Revolution

Question 10

Why was the American victory at Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Convinced France to commit troops

Question 11

These acts became known in the colonies as the Intolerable Acts.

Accepted Answer

Coercive and Quebec Acts

Question 12

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 13

What company did England try to save from Bankruptcy by passing the Tea Act?

Accepted Answer

British East India Company

Question 14

Who wrote the pamphlet named Common Sense that encouraged independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 15

What was the new royal province created by merging Massachusetts with other colonies?

Accepted Answer

Dominion of New England

Question 16

The Staple Act required everything the colonies imported to come through______.

Accepted Answer

England

Question 17

Where did George Washington and his troops train during the winter?

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 18

Who was the brutal British General that surrendered the final battle of the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Charles Cornwallis

Question 19

This required all goods imported or exported from the colonies to be carried on English ships.

Accepted Answer

Navigation Act

Question 20

What treaty ended the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris of 1783

Question 21

Who was the commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 22

What was the first direct tax placed on the colonist?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 23

When was the Declaration of Independence signed and approved?

Accepted Answer

July 4, 1776

Question 24

Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

Accepted Answer

Washington named President

Question 25

Unofficial armies formed by the colonist.

Accepted Answer

Militias

Question 26

What Treaty ended the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris of 1763

Question 27

The ideas of ______________ are that Government should protect natural rights of the people.

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 28

Who became the leaders of England after the Glorious Revolution?

Accepted Answer

William and Mary

Question 29

When some Bostonians dressed like Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea in Boston Harbor?

Accepted Answer

Boston Tea Party

Question 30

What was sent to England claiming that Americans wanted independence from the King and England?

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 31

Was the first country to sign a treaty that recognized the colonies as an independent country

Accepted Answer

France

Question 32

He was the first appointed governor-general of the Dominion of New England.

Accepted Answer

Sir Edmond Andros

Question 33

Where were the British Headquarters during the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

New York City

Question 34

The name given to those who were loyal to the king of England?

Accepted Answer

Loyalists

Question 35

Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 36

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 declared that the colonists could not settle west of __________.

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Question 37

Which war between the British and French over began in 1754 in North America?

Accepted Answer

French and Indian War

Question 38

Which Acts were a direct response to the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

Coercive Acts

Question 39

What 2 battles were the official beginning of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Lexington and Concord

Question 40

What was the name given to men ready to take up arms in a minute’s notice?

Accepted Answer

Minutemen

Question 41

Which Act forced the colonists to provide barracks or pay for inns for British Soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Quartering Act

Question 42

Colonists taunting /throwing snowballs at British soldiers guarding a customs house led to the

Accepted Answer

Boston Massacre

Question 43

What group of acts that placed taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea?

Accepted Answer

Townshend Acts

Question 44

Who is known as the most famous traitor in American history?

Accepted Answer

Benedict Arnold

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