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Events leading to the American Revolution
Events leading to the American Revolution
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Casue of the American Revolution
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What did the British call the French-Indian War?
The 7 Years War
The 5 Years War
The 9 Years War
The Long War
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Which event ended in British soldiers firing on a crowd of unarmed colonists?
The Boston Herald
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Red Sox
The Boston Massacre
3
This event was known as the "shot heard 'round the world."
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Yorktown
4
This law made it illegal for colonists to live West of the Appalachian Mountains.
Declaration of Independene
Quartering Act
Proclamation of 1763
The Intolerable Acts
5
This war caused the British to go into debt and forced them to raise taxes on colonists
French & Indian War
The Great War
War of Northern Aggression
British and French War
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Why did Great Britain create taxes for the colonists like the Stamp Act?
The colonists had more money than the British.
They needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
The colonists owed Great Britain money.
They disliked the colonists.
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The Intolerable Acts punished the colonists for the...
French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
Stamp Act Boycott
Boston Tea Party
8
One act of
rebellion
that angered the King was:
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
9
Which colonial region was most upset at Britain?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
10
Who was Crispus Atticus?
The first American soldier killed in the American Revolution
The first Colonist to participate in the Boston Tea Party
The first colonist to be killed in the Boston Massacre
The first tax collector to be tarred and feathered
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The signing of this document meant that the 13 colonies were at war with England.
The Declaration of Independence
Seige of Savannah
Charter of 1732
The Constitution
12
Who rode on horseback to warn colonists of British arrival?
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
John Adams
George Washington
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Which law forced colonists to give shelter and food to British Soldiers?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townsend Acts
Intolerable Act
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These colonists were strong supports of independence.
Loyalists
Patriots
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The first shot of the Revolutionary War occurred at:
Lexington & Concorde
Boston
Plymouth
New York
16
These colonists remained loyal to the King of England.
Loyalists
Patriots
17
Refusal to buy goods from a certain source is...
Resolution
Proclamation
Boycott
Strike
18
The Stamp Act placed a tax on which items?
Tea, Stamps, Sugar
Legal documents, newspapers, playing cards
Tobacco, Wine, Silk, Tea
Paper, Tea, Timber
19
Which side won the American Revolution?
British
Colonists
French
Indians
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What was the author's purpose for creating the image below?
To encourage American Colonists to follow British laws
To inform the British about the unruly American Colonists
To Anger American Colonists and persuade them to revolt
Inform the American Colonists that the British were coming
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Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
Lord Cornwallis
George Washington
Queen Elizabeth I
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What were the Patriots most upset about?
having a king
Taxation without representation
Having to pay taxes
23
Who were the two major sides in the French and Indian War?
French vs. Indians
British vs. French
Colonists vs. Indians
British vs. Colonists
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This man settled Georgia by creating a charter colony for people in debt.
Sir Walter Raleigh
James Oglethorpe
Henry Lee
William Penn
