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1
What was the year that the Declaration of Independence was signed?
1776
1882
1774
1770
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One advantage that helped the colonists win the Revolutionary War was what?
They fought with better weapons
They had an on-going supply of food and shelter
They had weak leadership
Colonists were defending their own land and principles
3
Why did the British tax the colonists?
remove troops
help King George
raise money
punish colonists
4
The British tax on newspapers, books, and playing cards was called what?
Townsend Act
Paper Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
5
What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Boston Masscare
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
6
Where did General Cornwallis surrender to General Washington to end the Revolutionary War?
Saratoga
Yorktown
Concord
Lexington
7
What do people have the right to do if the government violates their rights?
Hold a new election immediately
Replace the president with a king
Change the government
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What famous New Englander championed the cause for independence?
John Adams
John Locke
George Washington
Thomas Jeffereson
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What are “certain unalienable rights” stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness
Voting, representation, elections
Education, slavery, taxation
Bear arms, free speech, trial by jury
10
Benjamin Franklin was a prominent member of the Continental Congress who helped-
Warn the colonists of British arrival
Gain French support for American independence
Secure money from Holland to finance the American Revolution
11
In what document did Great Britain recognize American Independence?
Treaty of Paris
American Revolution
1st Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
12
At what meeting did the colonists meet to discuss the problems with Great Britain?
Treaty of Paris
Stamp Act
1st Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
13
According to the Declaration of Independence, government derives its power from who?
Colonial governors
The people it governs
British king
Colonial legislatures
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Great Britain recognized American Independence by signing what?
Stamp Act
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Proclamation of 1763
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What was the purpose of the 1st Continental Congress?
To collect taxes
Dismiss the current king
Discuss the problems with Great Britain
Appoint a new colonial governor
16
What European country sent troops to help the Americans fight the British?
Denmark
Italy
Portugal
France
17
What was significant about the Battles at Lexington and Concord?
End of the Revolutionary War
Site of the first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War
French joined the American colonists to fight the British
Colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers
18
Maintaining British troops in the colonies was a reason for what?
Forbidding the colonists to move west
The French and Indian War
Taxing the colonists
19
Why did the British try to control the colonies?
To remain a world power
to win colonist support
to punish the colonists
20
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4
June 30
November 11
September 4
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The Proclamation of 1763 restricted what?
Colonists from moving back to Great Britain
The amount of tea imported from Europe
The western movement of settlers
The control of colonial legislatures
