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The American Revolution
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The decision made at the Continental Congress was that:
The colonists would go to war if attacked
The colonists would remain loyal to King George III
The colonists would become allies with France
The colonists would attack the British
2
What was another name for British soldiers?
Redcoats
Whigs
Scalawags
Tories
3
The last major battle of the Revolution where Lord Cornwallis was forced to surrender:
Brandywine
Saratoga
Charleston
Yorktown
4
Thomas Paine created the pamphlet below to encourage colonists to:
Remain loyal to England
Abolish the slave trade
Join France in the French and Indian War
Revolt against King George III
5
France decided to aid the colonists after which turning point battle?
Saratoga
Lexington
Yorktown
Trenton
6
Which act did King George III issue to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
The Townshend Acts
The Intolerable Acts
The Tea Act
The Quartering Act
7
Where do unalienable rights come from?
Thomas Jefferson
King George III
The colonists
God
8
Ended the American Revolution:
Treaty of Ghent
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Death of King George III
9
The nickname of the Battle of Lexington and Concord was:
The Bloody Massacre
Join or Die
The Beginning of the Revolution
The shot heard round the world
10
Leader of the Sons of Liberty:
Sam Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
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Colonial Naval Commander who said "I've not yet begun to fight."
John Paul Jones
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
Benedict Arnold
12
The colonists' major advantage over the Redcoats was that:
They had more finances
They were better trained
They had stronger Naval power
They had better knowledge of the land
13
July 4th, 1776 is significant because:
The Battle of Lexington started the Revolution
The Constitution was written
The Treaty of Paris was signed
The Declaration of Independence was signed
14
The leadership of George Washington was demonstrated as he kept troops from abandoning during:
Battle of Saratoga
Winter at Valley Forge
Boston Massacre
Battle of Concord
15
The stamp act placed a tax on all:
Tea, paper and licenses
All printed materials
Goods containing sugar
Manufactured goods
16
The colonists were able to win at Concord because they used:
Guerilla Tactics
Tyranny
A boycott
The rules of war
17
The Sons of Liberty committed an act of treason when they:
Dumped tea into Boston Harbor
Closed Boston Harbor
Boycotted the sugar act
Fired the first shots at Lexington
18
Which economic policy discouraged colonists from manufacturing goods and restricted trade?
Mercantillism
Free Enterprise
Communism
Democracy
19
No _____________ without ____________:
Taxation; representation
Tyranny; liberty
Victory; death
Peace; justice
20
Patriots wanted to:
Gain Independence from France
Fight against the Native Americans
Fight for independence from England
Stay loyal to King George
21
This law prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains:
The Quartering Act
The Settlement Act
The Proclamation of 1763
The French and Indian War
22
Conducted the "midnight ride" and drew the image "The Bloody Massacre":
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Thomas Paine
Paul Revere
23
Frenchman who fought for Washington and worked to convince the French to join the war:
Marquis de Lafayette
John Hancock
Baron von Stueben
Paul Revere
24
Crispus Attucks, along with four other colonists was killed in the:
Coercive Acts
French and Indian War
Battle of Concord
Boston Massacre
25
The creator of this flag was most likely asking for:
Snakes to be chopped up
The colonies to separate from each other
Colonists to create a united government
Native Americans to fight against the British
