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Anti-British revived by Samuel Adams. Soon each colony had its own local chapter
Common Sense
Committee of Liberty
Common Practices
Committee of Correspondence
2
What was the most important act of the Second Continental Congress?
Creation of Indian Allies
Creation of colony taxes
Creation of a continental army
Congress paid mercenaries to fight
3
Direct tax imposed on the colonies that was applied on all printed materials and documents.
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Townshed Act
Stamp Act
4
Samuel Adams organized this organization that often burned effigies in the streets to protest.
Daughters of Liberty
Women of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
Brothers of Liberty
5
The Albany Plan of Union wanted to
To gain support for independence
To encourage colonies to develop better trading
Get all the colonies to unite together in defense of war
To promote better relations with Native Americans
6
The shot heard around the world, refers to
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
The Battle of Breed Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill
7
This act gave the East India Tea Company an unfair trading advantage.
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
8
Those Americans who refused to take either side in the War of Independence were considered...
Neutral
Patriots
Tories
Rebels
9
What economic tactic caused British merchants to pressure Parliament to repeal the stamp act?
Burning Effigies
Tar and Feathering of Tax Collectors
Boycotts
Petitions to the King
10
Americans who fought for America's independence were known as...
Patriots
Tories
Rebels
Neutral
11
What was the first battle of the War for Independence?
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Concord
Saratoga
12
The Pamphlet "Common Sense" convinced thousands of undecided Americans to support the war
True
Unknown
False
13
The law imposed on the colonies that forbid settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Law of Northern Boundary
Proclamation of 1763
Law of Western Boundary
Proclamation of West 1749
14
This act punished the people for the Boston Tea Party
None of the above
Intolerable Acts
Coercive Acts
Townshed Acts
15
Who was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
16
This petition told the king that the colonies wanted peace and wanted to avoid war
Petitions of Congress
Letters of Parliament
Olive Branch
Maple Leaf
17
The Patriots won the Battle of Concord because they used
British military tactics
Guerrilla tactics
Heavy cannons
Native American Allies
18
The author of "Common Sense" was
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
Ben Franklin
Patrick Henry
19
Why did the first Continental Congress meet?
In response to the Coercive Act
To challenge British control of the colonies
In response to the Proclamation of 1763
In response to the battles at Lexington and Concord
20
This event involved the Sons of Liberty destructing 342 chests of tea.
Boston Rivalry
Boston Tea Party
Boston Blockades
Boston Massacre
21
What member of the Sons of Liberty spread propaganda with his engraving "The Boston Massacre?"
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
James Otis
22
Americans who remained loyal to England and the British King were called Loyalists or
Neutrals
Tories
Patriots
Rebels
23
What do you think "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes" means?
Don't shoot until you are certain they aren't our men
Don't shoot until they get really, really close
Don't shoot until you know for certain they are attacking us
Don't shoot until we can speak to the officers first
24
Why did parliament pass so many taxes on the colonists?
To enforce Britain's power over the colonies
To pay back Britain for coming to their rescue
To raise money to pay off war debt
All of the above
25
What 2 members of the Sons of Liberty rush to warn the Patriots that the British were coming?
Paul Revere & William Dawes
Samuel Adams & Paul Revere
Patrick Henry & Samuel Adams
William Dawes & Patrick Henry
26
What is the name of the Treaty signed in 1763 which officially ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Niagara
Treaty of Paris
27
This was passed to prevent smuggling?
Sugar Act
Vice- Admirality Courts
Stamp Act
Writs of Assistance
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A soldier yelled out "Don't fire until you see the white of their eyes" at this battle
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
