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American Revolution #history #sol #virginia
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How did George Washington and other patriot leaders of Revolutionary times help win the war?
They inspired others to fight for their principles.
They only fought battles they could win
They followed their British training
They waited for others to take the lead
2
What two countries helped to provide the colonists in their fight against Great Britain?
Netherlands and Spain
Italy and Holland
France and Portugal
Spain and France
3
Which political idea of John Locke influenced American independence?
Secession
Federalism
Natural rights
Strong Leaders
4
Which person did
NOT
play a key role in the Revolutionary War?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Smith
George Washington
5
People have a right and duty to change the government. What document specifies that?
Declaration of Independence
Magna Cart
Proclamation of 1763
Constitution
6
Which former slave wrote poems and plays to support American Independence from Great Britain?
Sojourner Truth
Clara Barton
Martha Washington
Phillis Wheatley
7
In what year was the Declaration of Independence approved?
1781
1777
1776
1763
8
Which event immediately followed the French and Indian War and angered the colonists?
Signing of the Treaty of Paris
First Continental Congress
Proclamation of 1763
Battle of Saratoga
9
To help pay for the French and Indian War, what did Great Britain force on the colonists?
Taxes
Trade
Laws
Restrictions
10
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
Edward II
George III
Charles I
Henry VII
11
Which of the following is
NOT
a key philosophy of the Declaration of Independence?
Government derives power from the people
People have "certain unalienable rights"
Trial by peers
People establish the government to protect their rights
12
Whose ideas related to the unalienable rights were incorporated into the Declaration?
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
13
How did the Proclamation of 1763 affect the British colonists?
It led to the French and Indian War
It limited the western movement of settlers
It prevented trade with American Indians
It led to an increase in fur trading
14
According to the Declaration of Independence, government receives its power from the:
legislature
judiciary
people
miliatry
15
Which colony did
NOT
attend the First Continental Congress?
Georgia
Virginia
South Carolina
New York
16
Which victory marked the end of the Revolutionary War?
Battle at Boston
Battle at Yorktown
Battle at New Orleans
Battle of Saratoga
17
England passed the Stamp act in the colonies to
take control of foreign trade
give people the right to vote
put governors in total control
raise money to pay for a war
18
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
19
The colonists won the Revolutionary War because they
fought on their own land
had a more powerful navy
had better weapons
had more supplies
20
Who spoke the following words?
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
21
What are the "certain unalienable rights" stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Right to govern oneself in a democracy
Right to own land
Right to travel freely in the colonies
22
This picture shows what protest of English control in the colonies?
Stamp Act rising
Issuing the Proclamation of 1763
Boston Tax Party
Boston Tea Party
23
At which site did General Lord Cornwallis surrender to American Troops?
Williamsburg
Pennsylvania
Yorktown
Richmond
24
The Declaration of Independence professed a unique concept of government because it centered on
the rights of those governed
a leader with power to make laws and enforce them
one branch of government
keeping the power in federal courts