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1
What was the Great Awakening?
Reform of government
A religous movement that changes colonial culture.
Movement of thinkers
Series of trials that accused people of witch craft
2
Why did slavery replace indentured servitude?
The cost of slaves was more expensive than indentured servants
There were not enough indentured servants to meet the need for labor
They could get more land if they had more slaves
slaves were more likely to revolt
3
According to the Declaration of Independence, what was America’s new status?
a partner with Canada
a new nation
a national holiday
a territory of Great Britain
4
Which act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
Stamp Act
Iron Act
Hat Act
Sugar Act
5
Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence?
Nationalists
Separatists
Patriots
Loyalists
6
In 1777, William Howe captured which city, causing Congress to flee?
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C
New York City
Boston
7
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
insisted Britain allow representation from colonists
urged colonists to challenge British authority
criticized weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
demanded a strong executive branch in the Constitution
8
After the war, George Washington
became a senator
returned to Mount Vernon.
moved to New York
ran for political office
9
Which Patriot's famous words were "I have not yet begun to fight"?
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
John Paul Jones
10
Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and drove the enemy from Philadelphia.
False
True
11
The man who turned the ragged Continental Army into a more efficient fighting force was
Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Friedrich von Steuben.
Casimir Pulaski
Juan de Miralles
12
To which location does "The shot heard 'round the world" refer?
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
Breed's Hill
Boston
13
Why did Roger Sherman disagree with the Puritain leaders of Mssachusetts?
He believed in not paying Native Amercians for land
He believed women could be religous leaders
He beleived that church leaders should be the government leaders
He believed in the separation of Church and state
14
Where was the treaty that ended the American Revolution negotiated
Boston
Paris
Versailles
London
15
What was the major outcome of the French and Indian War?
France lost all of land in North America
Britain gained all the land west of the Mississippi River
Spain lost all of land in North America except for Haiti in Caribbean
Spain gained New Orleans and the land East of the Mississippi River
16
Who ran the first post office established by the Second Continental Congress?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
17
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of which area?
the Ohio River Valley
the Louisiana Territory
the Appalachian Mountains
the Great Lakes
18
The colonists had a large, well-trained army compared to the British.
False
True
19
How did trade affect the middle colonies?
The middle colonies exported wheat and corn to England
Tey traded for indigo
Merchants imported molasses from Britain
They sold their crops to local merchants
20
The Second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to command the Continental Army
True
False
21
What was was the major outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
British won decisively and the AMericans gave up
British won, but realised the war was not going to be easy
Militia surrendered
Militia won and had the British asking to quit
22
What happened when three East India Company ships arrived in Boston Harbor in 1773?
Five colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre.
Parliament passed the Tea Act.
Colonists boarded the ships and threw chests of tea overboard.
Colonists called for a boycott of fabric made in Britain.
23
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Patrick Henry
24
British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population
False
True
25
The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed that only Parliament could tax them
False
True
26
Who refused to receive the Olive Branch Petition?
George III
William Dawes
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Gage
27
The nation that made an alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was
France
Spain
Great Britain
Canada
28
In the early years of the war, the size of the Continental Army dwindled because soldiers left when service was up.
True
False
29
Who was John Locke?
A member of the Sons of Liberty
A British political philosopher that said reason could make society better
A member of the British military
The guy who wrote the declaration of Independence
30
One of the Coercive Acts forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists.
False
True
31
On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at
Saratoga
Germantown
Philadelphia
Trenton
32
Although the last significant battle took place in 1781, the treaty ending the war was signed in
1775
1781
1783
1763
33
What does "No taxation without representation"
The colonies wanted to represent themselves
They did not want to be taxed without representation
The colonies need a king to represent them
Only France can tax them because they will represent them
34
Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Philadelphia
35
What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Coercive Acts
Suffolk Resolves
36
On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at
Concord
Saratoga
Trenton.
Philadelphia
37
In general, Loyalist support for Britain was weakest in
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
New England
Georgia
38
Which type of colonists sided with Britain?
Patriots
Loyalists
Nationalists
Separatists
39
A merchant ship that is privately owned and armed with weapons is called a
coastal warship
privateer
garrison
merchant warship
40
How did colonial leaders use the Boston Massacre killings?
as a reason to tax Great Britain
as a call to war
as propaganda
as a reason to trust the British
41
Due to George Washington's strategy, Charles Cornwallis was defeated at the
Battle of New York
Battle of Chesapeake
Battle of Boston
Battle of Yorktown
42
What was not a challenge to the Settlers at Jamestown?
Religous conflict between Catholics and Protestants
Fighting between colonists and Native Amercians
Outbreaks of famine and disease
Lack of preperation and farming abilities
43
Loyalist strength was strongest in
the Carolinas and Georgia
the Ohio River Valley
New York.
New England
44
Hessians were hired German soldiers who fought for the colonists.
False
True
45
Which of these were NOT a apart of the New England Economy?
Fishing
Trade
Farming
Shipbuilding
46
The volunteer from France who became Washington's trusted aide was
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Francis Marion.
Marquis de Lafayette
47
The Mayflower Compact can be best described as
The first attempt at self government in the colonies
an agreement to obey Virginia law
a list of reasons why the Pilgrims left England
A trade Contract
