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Chapter 4: The American Revolution
Chapter 4: The American Revolution
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Chapter 4: The American Revolution
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1
The meetings of the Continental Congress were held in...
New York City
Washington, DC
Philadelphia
Boston
2
British General named governor following the Boston Tea Party
Thomas Gage
Thomas Hutchinson
George Washington
John Jay
3
This Boston Merchant was the founder of the Sons of Liberty
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
4
The monarch of Britain during the Revolution was...
King James 1
King William of Orange
King George III
Queen Elizabeth 1
5
Which British general was in charge of the Southern British Military strategy?
Benedict Arnold
George Cornwallis
Friedrich von Steuben
Thomas Gage
6
What was the House of Burgesses that voted against the British Parliament passing laws?
It was the royal house of former King Charles II
It was the elected assembly in New York
It was the elected assembly in Massachusetts
It was the elected assembly in Virginia
7
Which 1765 Act required colonists to provide
Tenements Act
Quartering Act
Billeting Act
Barracks Act
8
Which battle is generally considered the Turning Point of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Guilford Courthouse
9
During what event did colonists throw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
Lexington & Concord
10
Passed in 1765, this act placed a tax on most paper products
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
11
Trained the troops at Valley Forge
Marquis de Lafayette
Friedrich von Steuben
Nathaniel Greene
George Washington
12
In 1766, Britain passed this Act stating they had the right to pass any law they wished
Revenue Act
Coercive Act
Declaratory Act
Prohibitory Act
13
Who was sailor killed at the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Charles Townsend
Benedict Arnold
John Jay
14
Which group believed they were fighting for a noble cause?
Patriots
British
15
Which was a colonial response to the Stamp Act?
Armed rebellion by Minutemen
Boycott of all British goods
Forming of Committees of Correspondence
Buying goods from other countries
16
What was "the shot heard round the world"?
The first organizational meeting of the militia
The first shot fired at the battle of Bunker Hill
The first shot fired at Lexington
The first shot fired at the Boston Massacre
17
Which of the following was NOT part of the Coercive Acts?
Government officials had to be appointed by the government
Closing of Boston Harbor
Return of the Quartering Act
An increase of the Tea tax
18
Which group did the Native Americans side with?
Patriots
British
19
Who alerted the Colonists about the advancement of the British towards Lexington and Concord?
Samuel Adams
Dr. Joseph Warren
Paul Revere
Samuel Otis
20
Which 1767 act (or acts) indirectly taxed lead, tea, paper, and glass?
Tea Acts
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
21
What was the initial British military strategy?
Isolate New England by invading New York
Divide and conquer from South to North
Invade from the coasts using naval ships
Capture all port cities and cut off supplies
22
Which act, passed by British Parliament in 1764, was the first tax placed on the colonists?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Coercive Acts
Tea Act
23
Who was author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
Samuel Adams
24
This man was the author of Common Sense
John Locke
John Jay
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
25
How did the outcome of the French & Indian War affect American colonists?
British troops were removed from the colonies
New taxes were imposed to cover British debt from the war
Colonial settlement was allowed west of the Appalachians
Colonial trade regulations were reduced
26
Where did General Cornwallis surrender?
Yorktown
Charleston
Philadelphia
Jamestown
27
In response to the Boston Massacre, England....
Lifted all taxes except the one on tea
Lifted all taxes placed on the colonists
Designed harsher laws to keep Bostonians in line
invaded Lexington to start the Revolution
28
Which document was the colonist' last attempt at reconciliation?
Holly Branch Treaty
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Writs of Assistance
29
Why was the winter at Valley Forge so difficult for the Continental Army?
The army lost several important battles
Benedict Arnold had betrayed the troops
The army lacked food and supplies
The army began to turn against the rebellion
30
Which battle occurred on Christmas night of 1776?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Yorktown