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What was the Seven Years War also know as?
French and Indian War
World War I
American War
Spanish and French War
2
Turning point of American Revolution
Battle of Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
None of the above
Battle of Bunker Hill
3
What did the Currency Act require the colonists to do with the money?
All of the Above
Stop issuing paper money
retire all paper money
4
Fort Necessity was...
built 50 mi. from Fort Duquesne and captured by the British
built at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela river
built 50 mi. from Fort Duquesne and captured by the French
built by the French where the Ohio river begins
5
Dickinson's "Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer" primarily argued:
Against French assistance in the Revolutionary War
Against England's right to tax the colonies
To justify the Whiskey Rebellion
In support of ratifying the Constitution
6
What did the daughters of liberty do?
A group of Loyalist women who spoke out against the Revolution
They spied on British troops
A group of women who followed the American army around
They organized boycotts of British goods and made goods for the American.
7
What happened after the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
"Hamiliton" the Musical happened
The colonists were executed
George Washington became President right away.
8
Author?:¨But a declaration of independence on the part of America, would preclude treaty + could answer no good purpose
Edmund Burke
Charles Inglis
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
9
Who was Richard Henry Lee?
John Adams' brother
Wanted nothing to do with America
Introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress
A person who did not want to be independent from England
10
John Paul Jones was
America's first well known Naval Commander
Britains top Naval Commander
America's second well known Naval Commander
America's first whaler
11
George Whitefield was
a famous sculptor
a scientist
an atheist
a preacher of the Great Awakening
12
Who was Samuel Adams?
Started sons of liberty
American Patriot
Signed Declaration of Independence
organize dumping the tea into the harbor.
13
Valley Forge was --
Washington's winter camp
turning point of the Revolution where the French allied with the Americans
final battle of the American Revolution
"The shot heard 'round the world"
14
What constitutional principle was George Grenville asserting with the Stamp Act?
Americans should not have representation in Parliament.
Parl. could regulate colonies’ trade & prosecute smugglers
Parliament’s right to impose internal tax on colonies.
The colonies could be forced to pay imperial war debts.
15
What is the Quartering Act?
Tax imposed on sugar
Prevented colonies from issuing currency
Forced colonist to house and feed British troops
Tax imposed on printed paper
16
What was the battle of long island about?
Part of a British campaign to seize control of New York
So the British could have more army bases
To isolate new England from the rest of the colonies.
17
The British won the revolutionary war
True
False
18
The British commander at Yorktown was?
General Clinton
Comte de Rochambeau
Charles Cornwallis
General Anthony Wayne
19
Charles Cornwallis was a Continental General
True
False
20
Who Won The French And Indian War?
The French
British
The Indians
Joesy
21
Tea Act
Taxes on spoons
Gave E.India C.O right to sell tea to A.M without import tax
Import tax on fish
Tax on ships for trade
22
Who was the commander of the Continental army in the Revolutionary War
Benjamin Franklin
John Saloh
George Washington
John Paul Jones
23
Why was the Battle of Yorktown so important?
The war ended
They gained help from other countries
The British gained funding from another country
The American's won back Virginia
24
How did the English respond to Pontiac's rebellion?
They decided to give them land in Canada.
They decided to move the Natives across the Mississippi.
They decided to kill the Natives..
They created a line of separation along the Appalachians.
25
Why did General Cornwallis surrender?
His soldiers were without food and water
His soldiers were without gunpowder
The Americans had more cannons
The British were surrounded by French and Americans
26
What was the Great Awakening?
A document
An 18th century movement that emphasized the use of reason
a revival of religious feeling in Am. Colonies
England’s chief law-making body
27
How did the colonists' respond to the Proclamation of 1763?
They threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
They hired George Washington to lead the Continental Army
Frustrated that decision was made by Parliament
They opened fire on a group of British soldiers in Boston.
28
In the Battle of Bunker Hill,
British suffered heavy casualties
Patriots refused to withdraw and were captured
Benedict Arnold was killed
the Patriots won
29
John Paul Jones "I have not yet begun to fight" is considered the
Founder of the Sons of Liberty
Founder of the colony of Delaware
Founder of the US Navy
Founder of the US Marines
30
What country was King George III king of?
Australia
Spain
England
France
31
How did the relations between Britain and the colonies change after the seven years war?
They wanted the 13 colonies to declare independence from Britain .
The 13 colonies wanted to declare war against Britain.
Britain wanted to govern the 13 original colonies and territory's gained.
Britain wanted to combine their nation with the 13 colonies.
32
Author? ¨Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace but there is no peace. The war is begun! Give me liberty or give me death¨
Thomas Paine
Edmund Burke
Charles Inglis
Patrick Henry
33
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Nothing happened the Boston tea party doesn't exist
dressed up as Indians,threw a bunch of tea into the harbor
They all sat around a table and had a tea party
34
Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, the US gained
All answers are correct
land west to the Mississippi River
recognition of independence from Great Britian
land from Canada's southern border to Florida's northern
35
On what continents were NO battles fought during the Seven Years' War?
Antarctica and Oceania
Africa and Asia
South America and Antarctica
Africa and Antarctica
36
What was so intolerable about the Intolerable Acts?
Closed town meetings
all of the above
closed Boston ports till damages were paid off
enforced the quartering act
37
Who wrote the Olive Branch Petition?
Colonists
Britsish
38
Stamp act?
Mothers had to stamp their kids
Stamp every piece of printed paper and tax them
Businesses had to stamp the products
Stamp people as they came into the country
39
Author? ¨Let us get an American revenue as we have got an American empire. E. privileges have made it all that it is.¨
Thomas Paine
Edmund Burke
Charles Inglis
Patrick Henry
40
Charles Townshend imposed taxes on.......
glass, lead, paint, paper and tea
paint, water, sugar and pokemon cards
glass, jam, toast, eggs and paper
all the sheds in town
41
Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence did NOT include --
native american attacks
taxation without representation
quartering of soldiers
cutting off trade with other countries
42
The Proclamation of 1763 was in response to which rebellion?
Pontiac's Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion
43
Who Won The Battle Of New York
Spain
British
Bostonians
America
44
Wrote the Declaration of Independence and was in the Continental Congress
Ben Franklin
Joseph Brant
Thomas Jefferson
King George III
45
Without The Help of This Nation, The Colonists Would Have Likely Lost The Revolutionary War
Germans
French
Spanish
Great Britain
46
Wrote
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
to help colonists understand their rights
Von Steuben
<3 you
John Dickinson
47
What did the 'Great Awakening' challenge?
The decision of the King to increase taxes on New World colonies.
The way that people used the Mayflower Compact
The established religious and governmental order.
48
Declaratory Act of 1766
Parliament had the right to tax and rule the colonies
The colonies had to use only British made paper
Put taxes on wood
Put taxes on wheat
49
A pamphlet by Thomas Paine that helped change the outlook on the war.
Treaty of Versailles
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
Treaty of Parris
50
Who was the king of England in the revolutionary war?
George IV
George III
Prince Charles
Egburt
51
How did the Boston Massacre begin?
Someone hit a solider with a bat
During the commotion/snowball fight someone yelled "fire!"
The British just felt like shooting people
They were all just playing football and it got out of hand
52
What was the Proclamation of 1763 was about?
That settlers could not settle west of the Applachians.
That France gives Spain Lousiana and New Orleans.
That the French surrenders to the British
That the British claims land beyond the Mississippi River
53
What is the Currency Act?
Tax imposed on sugar
Prevented colonies from issuing currency
Forced colonist to house and feed British troops
Tax imposed on printed paper
54
Where was the Declaration of Independence Signed.
Oregon
Florida
California
Philadelphia
55
What act did George Grenville pass?
Sugar Act
Musket Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
56
Who won the Battle of Saratoga
The Americans
The British
57
What did the 1783 Treaty of Paris do?
Set the boundary of the Minnesota Territory.
Admit California as a free state.
Ended the Revolutionary War; America is independent nation.
Force Spain to relinquish Cuba, Philippines, etc. to the U.S
58
Why was there a revolutionary war?
The taxes were to high
The people were't being represented
All of the above
The colonists wanted freedom
59
In 1774, the First Continental Congress
agreed to end colonial boycotts
wanted the repeal of oppressivelegislation passed since1763
accepted a plan for colonial union under British authority
proposed the colonies tax themselves
60
Who led the siege of Boston?
Thomas Gage
Paul Revere
Henry Knox
George Washington
61
Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary war?
Dorchester
Lexington
Concord
5th street park
62
Who won the Battle of Cowpens?
Continental Army
Netherlands
French
British
63
What battle does the picture below show?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
The Battle of Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
64
What is the Sugar Act?
Tax imposed on printed paper
Forced colonist to house and feed British troops
Tax imposed on sugar/ foreign molasses
Prevented colonies from issuing currency
65
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Hancock
John Doe
66
What event partially led to the Revolutionary War?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
67
Who was Ethan Allen?
Leader of the British Army.
A Native American
The owner of Fort Ticonderoga
The Leader of the Green Mountain Boys.
68
Who fought in the Seven Years' War?
Japan and Spain
Russia and Australia
Portugal and Chad
France and England
69
Successful American general during the Revolution who turned traitor and joined the British.
John Locke
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
70
Why was the Battle of Trenton significant
Highlighted Washington's leadership
Won America the war
Boosted American's moral
Inspired Americans to join
71
Why did the colonists take over Fort Ticonderoga?
They wanted to have an advantage over the British army.
They could gain moral support if they took over the fort.
They wanted to take back their stolen supplies.
The leaders in Boston were desperate for supplies.
72
Quartering Act
Americans had to house and feed British soldiers
Americans had to surrender their weapons
British had to house American soldiers
Americans had to pay higher taxes
73
What did Baron von Steuben do to help the Americans?
none of the above
He helped them win the battle of Yorktown
He helped train the troops at Valley Forge
He didn't help them
74
what was in the Galloway plan?
Grand council shares power with french, both hates Spain
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness
Grand council shares power/parliament, can veto each other
Americans can live in freedom, gets rid of parliament
75
Where did John Paul Jones find his greatest success
In local battles
In the Battle of Lexington
Selling ships
In international waters
76
The Albany Plan of Union was suggested by
George Washington
General Braddock
King George II
Ben Frankllin
77
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
Foreigner that was not involved in war
Foreigner that fought with Britain
Foreigner that fought against America
Foreigner that fought with the Americans
78
What did the townshend acts tax?
Glass, paint, tea, and paper
Paper, food, and tea
Bread, cheese, and carrots
Life
79
What was the effect of the Sugar Act?
less smuggling
regulated trade and a price change on molasses
regulated trade
price change on molasses
80
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.
Loyalist
Nationalist
Intolerable Acts
Mercantilism
81
During the 18th Century England's lack of administration in the colonies is referred to as
Benign Neglect
George's Betrayal
Parliament's Wronging
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy
82
Jonathan Edwards was among the most famous Ministers of which Religious movement?
The Great Reckoning
The Pilgrim's Great Mystery
The Second Great Conversion
The First Great Awakening
83
The Olive Branch Petition was drafted by delegates at the
Second Continental Congress
Albany Congress
Stamp Act Congress
First Continental Congress
84
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
turning point in war
forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachian
first proposal to unite the colonies
a revolt against British forts and American settlers in 1763
85
Why was Baron Von Steuben famous?
He killed George Washington.
He made Valley Forge.
He helped the soldiers at Valley Forge.
He had a crush on George Washington.
86
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Colonists who fought the French and Native Americans
A group of men who fought for colonists' rights
British servants
People who made the liberty bell
87
Commanded colonial forces during the French and Indian War.
Ben Franklin
Mrs.James
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
88
Author? ¨The sun never shined on a greater cause! Ye that dare oppose, not only tyranny but the tyrant stand forth!¨
Charles Inglis
Edmund Burke
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
