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The American Revolution, Battles and People
The American Revolution, Battles and People
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5th Grade Virginia
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How did England try to control the colonies?
elect a new king
create currency
imposed taxes
build a massive wall
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Why were the colonists dissatisfied with British control?
no representation in Parliament
colonists were cranky
tea was too expensive
taxes were too high
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Which early English philosopher first expressed ideas of "life, liberty, and property"?
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
Lord Cornwallis
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This document officially ended the American Revolution.
Stamp Act
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
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This Patriot secured assistance from France and helped edit the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamn Franklin
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
King George III
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What was one effect of the French and Indian War?
The Battle of Bunker Hill showed the King who was boss
The French won all of England's land
The Intolerable Acts closed Boston Harbor
England won but also had massive debt
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Why was Thomas Paine's booklet "Common Sense" so important?
it sold more copies than Harry Potter
it surrendered to Great Britain's rule
it gave the colonists the representation they wanted
it explained the need for independence in simple language
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Cornwallis was forced to surrender at Yorktown after Washington trapped him and...
The French ran out of supplies
Benjamin Franklin convinced England to become an ally
the tea was rescued from the harbor
the French fleet blockaded the Chesapeake Bay
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Which battle convinced France to join the war and was considered the "Turning point" of the war?
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
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The Stamp Act was a tax on...
paper goods
the mail
sugar
tea
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This French soldier was a symbol of French assistance in the war and fought alongside Washington.
Lord Cornwallis
John Adams
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
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Paul Revere rode to which town to warn colonists about the British soldiers?
Philadelphia
Fredericksburg
Lexington
Boston
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This battle- the first of the war- showed how unprepared the colonists were to fight the British.
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Saratoga
Chancellorsville
