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1
During the battle of
Breed's Hill
, the British took an American fort but lost many more soldiers than the Americans did.
True
False
2
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
The British lost a rap battle to the colonists
The colonists killed British soldiers
The British fired on a crowd of colonists and killed five people
Everyone died
3
Where was the
final battle
of the Revolutionary War fought?
Valley Forge
Boston
In Lev's backyard
Yorktown
4
What was the
East India Company
?
A tourism company that took people to East India
A British-owned tea and trading company
5
What were the
Intolerable Acts
?
The colonial name for the Coercive Acts
A really bad play!
A new tax on tea
Acts that could not be tolerated
6
What is
Taxation without Representation
?
When you have to start paying taxes after your Bar Mitzvah
When people are taxed by legislative bodies that they DID NOT elect
When people are taxed by legislative bodies that they DID elect
Raising taxes
7
What was the
Declaratory Act
?
An act which declared that taxes were banned
The Declaration of Independence
A British pop song
A statement of power which said the colonies were controlled by Parliament
8
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Everyone wore fancy hats
The British had a high-class tea party in Boston
The colonists ran out of tea and started a riot
A group of colonists boarded a British ship and threw all the tea overboard
9
What was the
main weapon
of the Revolutionary War?
Muskets, and later rifles
Cannons
Passive-aggressive post-it notes
Drones
10
What are
tariffs
?
Taxes on powdered wigs
Taxes on colonial imports
Taxes on tea
Taxes on colonial exports
11
Why did the Americans feel that they were being taxed
unfairly
?
They thought only men named 'Charles' should be taxed
They thought taxes were dumb
They did not get to decide who taxed them
They thought taxes should be higher
12
What did the
Sugar Act
tax?
Sugar only
Coffee only
Sugar, coffee, and other imported products
The song 'Sugar' by Maroon 5
13
Why did Parliament pass the
Tea Act
?
To require everyone to drink tea
To make tea too expensive for colonists to afford
To make a law that only British people could drink tea
To save the British East India Trading Company
14
When
Massachusetts
was targeted by the British, other colonists supported them because they shared an
American identity
.
False
True
15
John Adams
defended the British soldiers responsible for the
Boston Massacre
.
False
True
16
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A British organization that oppressed the colonies
Male children of a lady named Liberty
An American organization led by Sam Adams that took action against British
A baseball club
17
What were the Americans who
supported King George
called?
Not cool
Redcoats
Loyalists / Tories
Patriots
18
What did the
rebellious colonists
call themselves?
Redcoats
Loyalists
Patriots
Tories
19
How did the colonists react to the
Stamp Act
?
They bought all the stamps
They spoke out against it and got angry
They wanted more taxes
They stamped their feet
20
By what other name is the battle of
Breed's Hill
known?
The battle of PJA
The battle of Massachusetts
The battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of Great Britain
21
Who sent the
Circular Letter
and what was its purpose?
Sam Adams sent it. It said people should throw tea into the Boston harbor.
Massachusetts Legislature sent it.It said no taxation w/o representation!
22
Who helped negotiate a
treaty of alliance
with
France
?
Isla made the treaty when she visited France last summer!
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
23
Who made an
engraving
of the events at the
Boston Massacre
and what was the colonial reaction to this engraving?
Paul Revere made it.The colonists got angry at the British when they saw it
George Washington made it. The colonists thought he was a great artist.
24
Who was the
commander-in-chief
of the American military forces?
George Washington! *cue Hamilton music*
Alexander Hamilton! *cue Hamilton music*
Charles, because he knows all the history facts!
King George
25
What was the
Olive Branch petition
?
A formal declaration of surrender to the British
A treaty signed at Olive Garden
A peaceful petition asking the King to protect the colonies from Parliament
A tree branch with olives on it
26
What are
duties
?
Responsibilities
Obligations to your parents
Chores that Itamar has to do
Import taxes
27
The
First Continental Congress
resolved to support Boston, boycott British products, and raise a militia in the colonies
True
False
28
When was the
Declaration of Independence
signed?
1865
Yesterday
1776
1980
29
How did Americans use the technique of
boycotting
?
Americans jumped into the river in Boston
Americans bought only British products
Americans didn't buy British products to protest their taxation policies
Americans sold all their stuff to the British
30
What did the
Townshend Acts
tax?
It taxed imports to the colonies
It taxed Isla
It taxed sugar, coffee, and stamps
It taxed towns
31
Who warned the colonists that "
the British are coming!
"?
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
George Washington
Itamar did, because his voice is really loud!
32
The
French
supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War by giving us
loans, war supplies, and military generals.
True
False
33
What did the
Stamp Act
tax?
Anything made out of paper: playing cards, land deeds, books, etc.
Books only
Stamps only
Anyone who got mad and stamped their feet
34
Who proclaimed "
Give me liberty or give me death!
"?
Abraham Lincoln
Isla, when she had to do her homework
Patrick Henry
King George
35
The
British East India Company
monopolized the
tea business.
They were the only ones allowed to sell tea in the colonies
False
True
36
What is a
boycott
?
When people are angry at a company, so they don't buy their stuff
A Black Friday sale
A boy named Lev who sleeps on a cot
When people buy lots of stuff from a company
37
What hardships did the American army face at
Valley Forge
?
There was no Starbucks nearby.
They couldn't agree on what their nation's new flag should look like.
They did not know how to fight the British.
Food and clothing was scarce. Diseases and cold killed many soldiers.
38
What were the Americans who
opposed King George
called?
Whigs
Tories
Cool dudes
Loyalists
39
What was the
First Continental Congress
?
A meeting of the East India Company to decide how to sell more tea
A meeting of British Parliament to decide how to control the colonists
A meeting of Ms. Hiland's Limmud students to plot against her
A meeting of colonial leaders to decide how to deal with the British
40
Why did Americans dislike the
Sugar Act
?
They had a sweet tooth
They hated sugar
They wanted taxes to be higher
They did not want to pay more taxes
41
Why did Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty decide to have the
Boston Tea Party
?
They hated tea
They wanted have a fancy tea party just like the British
They wanted more tea to be imported to the colonies
It was a protest against the British tea monopoly and taxation policies
42
Who did the
Coercive Acts
target?
Itamar Raz
The British Parliament
The colony of Massachusetts
The Sons of Liberty
43
Why were the British called
'Redcoats'
?
They wore red uniforms
They were cold without their coats
They had terrible fashion sense
They sold red coats to the Americans
44
What happened at
Lexington and Concord
?
The British won the Revolutionary War
The Americans won the Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War began when British and colonists fought over weapons
Lev started the Revolutionary War when he stole tea from the British
45
What are
indirect taxes
?
Higher taxes
Taxes on directions to the store
Passive-aggressive taxes
Taxes on imports from shipping
46
Who was the primary writer of the
Declaration of Independence
?
Naruto Uzumaki
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
47
Who wrote
Common Sense
?
King George
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Reuben did, because he really needed some common sense!
48
The American civilian soldiers were called
Minute Men
because they were supposed to be ready for battle at any minute.
False
True
49
Which British general offered a
final surrender
to the American forces?
Lord North
General Cornwallis
King George
Charles Rogson
50
What is
tyranny
?
The cruel and unjust use of power
When a teacher makes you do homework
A town in colonial Pennsylvania
A type of British tea
51
Everyone in the colonies read and talked about
Common Sense
. It said the colonies should be
independent
from Britain.
False
True
52
What is a
monopoly
?
A contradiction in terms
When a company has total control of the sale of a specific product
A board game
When a company runs out of a product and can't sell it anymore
53
Who were some of the members of the
Second Continental Congress
?
Sam Adams, John Adams, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry
No one showed up to the Second Continental Congress because they forgot
King George, Lord North, General Cornwallis, Benedict Arnold
Itamar, Reuben, Lev, Charles, and Isla
54
Who formed the
Committee of Correspondence
and what was its purpose?
Reuben formed it to talk about basketball strategies
Samuel Adams formed it to coordinate resistance to British policies
55
What did George Washington do to "
whip the American army into shape
"?
He made them do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10km run
He threatened to let the British win if they didn't shape up
He taught them to march, made them build barracks, and fired bad officers
He sang the song 'Whip It!' by Devo
