Revolutionary America, 1763-1781

Question 1

If a government fails to protect the rights of their citizens, the citizen have the right to

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Overthrow that government and form a better one.

Question 2

What rights did John Locke think all humans deserved?

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Natural Human Rights: Life, Liberty, and Property.

Question 3

At the Battle of Yorktown, the British were laid siege upon by the Americans, as well as the..

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The French Navy

Question 4

European who traveled to America at the age of 19 to join the Continental Army

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Marquis de Lafayette

Question 5

The author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 6

The first shot of the war, The Shot Heard 'Round the World, was fired at which specific battle?

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Lexington

Question 7

The only people in America to be guaranteed their rights were:

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White, male property owners

Question 8

The man whose ideas inspired the Declaration of Independence

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John Locke

Question 9

Thomas Paine’s arguments in Common Sense convinced many colonists to

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support the movement toward independence from Britain.

Question 10

The first battles of the Revolutionary War took place where?

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT an advantage for the Americans?

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German support

Question 12

Which country was the first to sign a treaty of alliance with the Unites States during the war?

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France

Question 13

Which army did the majority of Native Americans and African Americans support?

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The British

Question 14

What type of act led to the Boston Tea Party?

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Tea Act

Question 15

The belief that all people deserve Natural Human Rights is represented in which statement?

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"All people are created equal"

Question 16

Which army had the "Home Field Advantage", and used Guerrilla Warfare to surprise their enemy?

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The Americans

Question 17

The final British surrender of the war happened at which battle in Virginia?

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Battle of Yorktown

Question 18

The American victory at which battle resulted in them receiving military support from France?

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Battle of Saratoga

Question 19

Group of people who protested different acts placed on the colonies by Parliament

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Sons of Liberty

Question 20

How were the French & American Revolutions similar?

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Both began as a fight against their monarchy and inequality

Question 21

Both Frederich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette...

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Were Europeans who helped the Americans

Question 22

Which "Act" was created to punish the colonists of Boston after the Boston Tea Party?

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Intolerable Acts

Question 23

What did the colonies provide England with to help their mother country get rich?

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Resources and Markets to support trade

Question 24

Once Native American slaves died from diseases, where did Europeans turn to for slave labor?

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Africa

Question 25

How did the Sons of Liberty get British taxes, like those from the Stamp Act repealed?

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Public protests

Question 26

The American Revolution officially ended when

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The Treaty of Paris was ratified & signed

Question 27

Which army was fighting a "defensive war" during the American Revolution?

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Americans

Question 28

Another nickname for a British loyalist was a...

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Tory

Question 29

Which army did the loyalists support?

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The British Army

Question 30

What were the colonists most upset about in the years before the Revolutionary War?

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Being taxed by Parliament, where they had no representation.

Question 31

Which group spread information about hostile British actions throughout the 13 Colonies?

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Committees of Correspondence

Question 32

Where did the Continental Army receive military training during the Winter of 1777-1778?

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Valley Forge

Question 33

In the late 1500's to early 1600's, Europeans came to the Western Hemisphere

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For religious freedom and economic opportunity $$$

Question 34

Which war resulted in the British being in major debt?

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French & Indian War

Question 35

Protest that ended when British soldiers fired their rifles and killed five colonists.

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Boston Massacre

Question 36

Which group of colonists lived in the middle colonies and had tolerance towards other religions

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Quakers

Question 37

An advantage Europeans had over Native Americans while conquering them in the 17th Century.

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Immunity to disease and firearms

Question 38

Which phrase is associated with the colonists anger towards British taxes?

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No taxation without representation

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