Causes and Battles of the American Revolution

Question 1

What did the colonists do in response to the Townsend Acts?

Accepted Answer

boycotted buying British goods, and made their own

Question 2

What two countries fought in the French & Indian War?

Accepted Answer

Britain & France

Question 3

During which battle did George Washington plan a surprise attack on Hessians (German soldiers)?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Trenton

Question 4

What is a tax?

Accepted Answer

money that people pay the government in return for a service

Question 5

This act taxed anything that was printed on paper, such as contracts and important documents.

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 6

What was the name of the group who protested and spoke out in favor of freedom from Britain?

Accepted Answer

Sons of Liberty

Question 7

What were Britain and France fighting over in the French & Indian War?

Accepted Answer

the Ohio River Valley, where they wanted to trade fur

Question 8

Why did the colonist throw the British tea into the water of Boston Harbor?

Accepted Answer

They were mad about the Tea Tax.

Question 9

During which event did angry colonists thrown snowballs at British soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Boston Massacre

Question 10

During which battle did the British plan to capture the colonists' secret stash of weapons?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Lexington & Concord

Question 11

Why was the Battle of Yorktown significant?

Accepted Answer

It was the last battle of the Revolutionary War.

Question 12

Who fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington?

Accepted Answer

Nobody knows for sure.

Question 13

Due to the Townsend Acts, the colonists threatened violence toward British tax collectors.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What were the colonists called who were against the British?

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 15

Why was the Battle of Lexington & Concord important?

Accepted Answer

It was the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

Question 16

Why did Britain implement the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

to get money to pay for the cost of the French & Indian War

Question 17

How many times did the British attack at the Battle of Bunker HIll?

Accepted Answer

three times

Question 18

Since the British captured Philadelphia, where did the Colonial Army stay the winter of 1777?

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 19

What did the British Parliament do to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

implemented the Coercive Acts

Question 20

Why did the Patriots decide to build the fort on Breeds Hill instead of Bunker HIll?

Accepted Answer

Breeds hill was closer to Boston.

Question 21

Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" in an angry speech against the Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry

Question 22

Name the river that Washington's army crossed during the Battle of Trenton.

Accepted Answer

Delaware River

Question 23

Name the Patriots who rode on horseback to alert the minutemen that the British were coming.

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere & William Dawes

Question 24

Who had been in France trying to convince them to join the war to help defeat Britain?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 25

After they realized Cornwallis was trapped at Yorktown, what did the British do?

Accepted Answer

They surrendered.

Question 26

Who was the British general who led his troops into Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

General Cornwallis

Question 27

Who won the Battle of Saratoga?

Accepted Answer

The Patriots

Question 28

The acts that taxed tea, glass, lead, paint, and paper that the colonists imported were the __.

Accepted Answer

Townshend Acts

Question 29

Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered a "turning point' in the war?

Accepted Answer

It convinced France to join the war against Britain.

Question 30

What was the name of the act that taxed sugar, coffee, cloth, indigo, and wine?

Accepted Answer

Sugar Act

Question 31

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Adams

Question 32

What does "No Taxation Without Representation" mean?

Accepted Answer

It's not fair to charge us taxes without giving us a voice

Question 33

How did the French Navy help the Patriots at Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

They blocked the harbor, so Cornwallis couldn't be rescued.

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