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1
Why were 'Americans'
NOT HAPPY
with the new laws and Acts?
The taxes were damaging trade
They were costing them extra money
They had no say in the British parliament
All of these
2
Name of the group of colonists that attacked British tax collectors?
Sons of America
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Freedom
3
How many terms
did
George Washington serve
as U.S. President?
Eight
Two
Four
One
4
Which side had a better
Navy
?
British
American
5
Who had a much better army
at the beginning
of American Revolution?
I'm going to sit this one out!
I don't know, was their a Revolution? Where? Really?
American
British
6
How did the British try to pay the
cost of the Seven Years War
afterwards?
They didn't do anything
By taxing the French
By taxing the British people
By taxing the American Colonists
7
Who did the American Colonists and the British
fight against
during the Seven Years War?
Indians & Spanish
Dutch & Indians
French & Spanish
French & Indians
8
Who trained the Americans at Valley Forge
that winter?
Baron Frederick Von Steuben
General Gates
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
9
What treaty
ended
the American Revolution in 1783?
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of London
The Treaty of Yorktown
The Treaty of Rome
10
What country
originally
owned
the Thirteen Colonies in America?
France
Germany
Britain
Spain
11
Why did the Colonists throw 342 chests of
tea
into Boston Harbour?
They done it for the craic
To protest against the Stamp Act
They were mainly coffee drinkers
To protest against the British tax on tea
12
What was the
famous quote used by American colonists
unhappy with Britain?
'Give me liberty or give me death'
'Hell no, we won't pay'
'No taxation without representation'
'No representation without tax'
13
Where
did the Continental Army (Americans) spend the
Winter of 1777-78
?
Valley Forge, outside Philadelphia
Near New York City
In Philadelphia
None of these
14
Who ruled each of the Thirteen Colonies
on behalf of the British King?
A Minister
A Sheriff
A Queen
A Governor
15
What were the
British troops nicknamed
?
'Redhats'
'Redcoats'
'Redjackets'
'Redfaces'
16
What
two crops (in particular)
made the American Colonies wealthy?
Cotton
Wheat
Potatoes
Tobacco
17
What is a
militia
?
A professionally trained army
An army everybody was forced to join
A volunteer army of ordinary people (part-timers)
Nickname for the British troops
18
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in Virginia?
Plymouth
New Amsterdam
New York
Jamestown
19
How many colonies originally
made up was to become known as the United States?
11
50
7
13
20
What war
took place in
North America between 1756 and 1763
?
The War of Independence
The French and Indian War
The Seven Years War
The American Revolution
21
Name the event during which five American protesters were killed in
1770
?
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
Boston Party
22
What event is pictured
(Philadelphia, 1776)
?
Americans declaring their Independence from Britain
American surrender
British surrender
American Declaration of War
23
Who helped the Americans
during the Revolutionary War?
French
Spanish
Dutch
All of these
24
Which side
knew the terrain
better and were
more determined
to win?
American
British
25
Which of these Acts
was NOT
passed by the British to tax the Americans?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Navigation Acts
Shipping Act
26
Name
last important battle
of American Revolution (1781)?
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
27
What
date
did American colonists
declare
independence
from Britain?
July 4th, 1776
July 4th, 1775
July 4th, 1777
July 4th, 1783
28
What famous event occurred in Boston Harbour on December 16th, 1773
Boston Party
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea and Coffee Party
29
Two countries inspired by American Revolution
to fight for their own freedom...
Austria & Prussia
Spain & Portugal
France & Ireland
France & Iceland
30
Who was
Commander-in-Chief of the Americans
(Continental Army)
General Gates
General Gage
Benjamin Franklin
None of these
