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1
"Redcoats" was a nickname for members of what group in the 18th century?
tea traders
frontier explorers
British military
Native Americans
2
Who worked on family farms, family businesses, and helped the military as cooks and nurses?
women
Native Americans
African Americans
men
3
What did Patriots believe?
The British were good rulers and they should stay loyal.
The colonists needed help from Spain to defeat the British.
The colonists needed to gain their freedom from Great Britain.
The war was unnecessary.
4
How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
Colonists were inspired by the Candian French who gained Independence.
The British would not let colonists fight in the French and Indian War.
Great Britain started taxing to pay for French and Indian War debts.
Britain wanted to force colonists to fight in the French and Indian War
5
How did the French military impact the Battle of Yorktown?
They betrayed their British allies.
They captured the British general.
They blockaded the harbor and blocked the British retreat.
They allied with the Native Americans and attacked the colonial army.
6
How did colonial governments react to laws like the Stamp Act and the Tea Act?
They paid fewer taxes to the British government.
They boycotted British goods.
They decreased trade with Native Americans.
They sent politicians to Parliament.
7
The Boston Tea Party was a direct reaction to what?
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
Tea Act
8
How did the Tea Act impact colonists in North America?
It forced them to buy tea from the East India Company.
It forced them to pay heavy taxes on tea.
It forced them to import coffee from South America.
It forced them to grow tea on plantations.
9
Why did the southern states continue to practice slavery after the war?
African Americans preferred to work as slaves.
Their economies depended on slave labor.
No other states had banned slavery.
They wanted to help African Americans.
10
Why was the fort at Sullivan's Island able to survive being bombed by the British?
It was hidden by sandbars in the area.
It was made from heavy stones.
It was made of palmetto logs and sand.
It was surrounded by colonial ships.
11
How did the colonists gain an advantage over the British during the Battle of Bunker Hill?
They borrowed advanced weapons from the French.
They made allies with Native Americans.
They fought behind rocks and trees.
They lined up in open formation.
12
Why did northern states abolish slavery after the war?
They did not have any farms.
They believed that religious ideas supported slavery.
They were inspired by the ideas in the Declaration of Independence.
They could not afford to buy new slaves.
13
What is included in the Declaration of Independence?
a list of complaints against the King of England
a diagram of the structure of the American government
a bill of rights
a series of laws
14
What battle took place in New York, was a turning point of the war, and convinced the French to be Patriots' allies?
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Cowpens
Saratoga
15
Who was named Commander-in-Chief of the colonial army established after Lexington & Concord?
John Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
16
What made the Battle of Cowpens an important event?
It showed how important Native Americans were to militias.
It showed how unorganized the militias were.
It showed the cooperation of the Continental Army and the partisan forces.
It showed the strength of the British Navy.
17
What role did women take to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution?
They fought as soldiers in units made entirely of women.
They worked as messengers and nurses.
They wrote new laws.
They controlled local governments.
18
In what way did the Battle of Kings Mountain impact the American Revolution in S.C.?
It weakened the British military
It started the American Revolution.
It strengthened the British military.
It ended the American Revolution.
19
What happened AFTER the Battle of Saratoga in New York?
Colonial forces invaded parts of Canada.
British forces focused on controlling the South.
Colonial forces surrendered to the British.
British forces retreated back into the Pacific Ocean.
20
How did the British cause the Battle of Kings Mountain?
They burned Charleston to the ground.
They sent most of their military north to fight.
They took control of wealthy plantations.
They tried to force the backcountry people to support the British.
21
What document explains the reasons why the colonists wanted rebel from Britain?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights
22
Who was the leader of the militia during the Battle of Cowpens?
Daniel Morgan
Nathaniel Greene
Andrew Pickens
Thomas Sumter.
23
How did the outcome of the war affect Native Americans?
They were able to buy land and start farming.
They received money for helping the colonists win the war.
They were given full citizenship rights.
They lost land as Americans moved west.
24
What act placed a tax on paper items such as newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents?
Tea Act
Intolerable acts
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
25
Which act was passed by the British government to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Acts
26
What is the historical significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
They were the first battles of the American Revolution.
They inspired the French to help the colonists.
They caused Native Americans to get involved in the war.
They were the turning points of the American Revolution.
