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4th grade Causes of American Revolution
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Colonists were angry at the British government for many reasons, most importantly...
They didn't like the fashion
Taxation without representation
They made them follow their religion
2
Whose name is used to describe a traitor?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
3
True or False: The first battles of the Revolutionary War were the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
False
True
4
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Thomas Paine
5
What did the Declaration of Independence state?
Colonies wanted freedom from Britain
Freedom from France
George Washington would be king
King George III was awesome
6
Angry colonists dressed like Indians and threw tea in the Boston harbor during the...
Boston Tea Party
French & Indian War
Continental Congress
Boston Massacre
7
Why did the Sons of Liberty meet at the 1st Continental Congress?
to complain about the lobsterbacks
to start drinking coffee instead of tea
to decide to do about the taxes that were being placed on the colonists.
to write the Treaty of Paris
8
How was the final battle of the Revolutionary War won?
The British ran out of money
French, Spanish, and Continental army surrounded Yorktown on all sides
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Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Gage
10
This country helped the colonists win the French & Indian War.
Philippines
France
Russia
England
11
Who was fighting in the French and Indian War?
Colonists vs. British
French vs. British and Colonists
French vs. Indians
British vs. Indians
12
What was the effect of the French & Indian War on the British government?
They were tired
They had a lot of debt
They fought with Russia
13
This act stated that colonists had to house and feed British soldiers
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
14
Why did the Sons of Liberty throw tea off the ships into the Boston Harbor?
to protest the Stamp Act
to protest the Tea Act
to declare independence
15
This man, a Son of Liberty, warned the troops at Lexington & Concord: "the British are coming"
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Paul Revere
John Adams
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The law that said colonists had to buy stamps for printed documents, thus paying more taxes
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Sugar Act
17
What people were present at the Continental Congress?
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
18
What was the last document sent to the king from the Continental Congress listing the colonies grievances?
The Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
19
When colonists taunted British soldiers, a fight broke out and 5 people died. This is the...
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
The Stamp Act
French & Indian War
20
The Battle of Saratoga is known as the turning point in the American Revolution.
True
False
21
This document stated that all British troops would be removed from the colonies because the war was over.
Treaty of Peace of Paris
2nd Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
22
What were the colonists called that were NOT in support of the king?
Loyalists
Patriots
23
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Princetown
Battle of Yorktown
24
What is a common nickname for the British soldiers?
Indians
Redcoats
Sons of Liberty
Blue Coats
25
What was the Continental Congress?
meeting of delegates from the colonies deciding what to do about Britain
a meeting of British leaders
26
Parliament passed laws to punish the Bostonians for the tea destroyed. These Acts are called...
The Intolerable Acts
The Tea Act
The Battle of Lexington
The Stamp Act
27
Why were the colonists angered by King George's Proclamation Line of 1763?
They wanted to explore the land they had won in the French and Indian War.
They had just fought and won a war for the land and couldn't use it
28
What does 'intolerable' mean?
food & housing
loyalists
awful, cruel, hard to live with
29
What were the colonists called that supported the king?
Patriots
Loyalists
30
A law that states colonists had to provide food and housing to the Redcoats
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Quartering Act
The Sugar Act
31
True or False: The Tea Act stated colonists had to buy tea from only one British tea company
False
True
