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Road to Revolution - End of Revolution
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1
Name of the group that met in Philadelphia to represent all the colonies in a new government?
Senate
Continental Congress
Parliament
House of Representatives
2
This is an American that was on the side of the British:
Minuteman
Loyalist
Colonist
Patriot
3
Where did the first battles of the Revolution occur?
Boston & New York
Lexington & Yorktown
Philadelphia & Boston
Lexington & Concord
4
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Alarm riders rode to warn that the British were coming.
Sons of liberty threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
5 colonists died when British soldiers fired into a crowd.
Representatives of colonists met the British to make peace.
5
What heroic Patriot fighter became a British spy?
Benedict Arnold
Paul Revere
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
6
Who created the Culper Spy Ring?
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Tallmadge
John Hancock
7
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
Ethan Allen
Paul Revere
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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Who surrendered at Yorktown?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Charles Cornwallis
Benedict Arnold
9
The Writs of Assistance...
allow British to search and seize without a warrant.
required a tax stamp on all legal documents.
forced colonists to house British troops.
put a tax on goods (paper, glass, tea, & paint).
10
Where did the Continental Army spend the harsh winter of 1777-1778?
Yorktown
Boston
Valley Forge
Saratoga
11
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts...
Tax on tea and sugar.
Laws designed to punish the colonies for Boston Tea Party.
Forced colonies to tax on most items in the form of stamps.
Strict measures on collecting taxes.
12
One secret of the method of spies was ____ which revealed messages when held over a flame.
Invisible Ink
Quill Letter
Ciphers
Mask Letter
13
Salutary neglect allowed the British colonies in America to
tax themselves.
benefit from being left alone.
unify into the New England Confederation.
always appoint their own governors.
14
Who engraved the Boston Massacre?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Paul Revere
15
"Life, liberty, & property" was changed to what in the Declaration of Independence?
It did not change.
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness.
Liberty, Property, Pursuit of Happiness.
Life, Property, Pursuit of Happiness.
16
Why did colonists openly protest the Stamp Act?
first time British taxed the colonists directly
forced colonists to use British postal system
made colonists provide food & housing to British soldiers.
forced colonists to buy sugar from the British West Indies
17
What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Valley Forge
Battle of Bunker Hill
18
What country became an ally to the Continental Army?
France
Germany
Italy
Australia
19
John Locke's "life, liberty, and property" influenced...
James Madison - Constitution
John Adams - Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson - Declaration of Independence
Alexander Hamilton - President
20
According to the Declaration, the purpose of government is...
to benefit people who are governed.
to guarantee global free trade.
to benefit leaders.
to make sure everyone is the same.
21
What was a main reason the British kept taxing colonists?
Gain as much wealth as possible.
The colonists agreed to the taxation.
Pay debt from the French & Indian War & for British army.
They did not like the colonists.
22
What was the purpose of Ben Franklin's political cartoon, "Join or Die"?
Encourage ratification of a Constitution
Promote unity against British
Encourage the Declaration of Independence
Promote interest in Bill of Rights
23
Christmas 1776, Washington & troops crossed the _______& defeated the Hessians.
Mississippi River
Delaware River
Pacific Ocean
Ohio River
24
What was the immediate effect of the Declaration of Independence?
They had to fight for their freedom.
They were guaranteed freedom.
They were allowed life, liberty, and happiness.
They could return to their business.
