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First part of the AM REV
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What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
To discuss the Intolerable Acts
To discuss slavery
To discuss living and trading in the Ohio River Valley
To discuss land ownership
2
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important for the colonists?
They proved they could fight well
They won
They got new blue uniforms for the battle.
They tied for first place
3
What is an ally?
friend
wheel
animal
enemy
4
What were the British and French fighting over?
The Ohio River Valley
The Colonies
Money from farming
Fur Trade Business
5
The phrase "the shot heard round the world" referred to what?
A shot everyone in the world heard
The first shot fired in the war
A shot of medicine the soldier took
The last shot of the war
6
Where was the Battle of Bunker hill fought?
Bunker Hill
Breed's Hill
Baker's Hill
Benny's Hill
7
What was the Stamp Act?
A new way to play music.
A theater production.
A tax on all things paper.
A tax on all things.
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How did Marcy Otis Warren oppose the British?
Wrote plays
Mid-night ride
Boycotted items
Sewed cloth
9
How did Paul Revere help the Patriots?
Warned them that the
He poured tea into the Boston Harbor
Wrote a play about the revolution
Wrote the Declaration
10
What does coerce mean?
build
call
force
chat
11
Who cloned the phrase "the shot heard round the world'?
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
12
Why did General Gage send British soldiers to Concord?
To start an argument wit the Patriots
To greet the Patriots
To destroy the Patriots' military supplies
To threaten the Patriots
13
What did the colonists name the Coercive Acts?
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Acts
Sugar Acts
14
The Daughters of Liberty ___________.
wrote letters to the king
made dinners for soldiers
wove their own cloth
marched around town
15
What was the point of the Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III?
Seeking Peace
Refusing to pay taxes
Declaring War
Ending conflict
16
The committees of correspondence informed the colonists of_____________.
what the British were doing
what the Indians were doing
the weather
the latest fashions
17
Who was the African American killed in the Boston Massacre?
Ben Franklin
Paul Revere
Crispus Attucks
Malcolm X
18
What was the point of Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan?
To unite the colonies
To protest against the taxes
To make peace with the Indians
To bring balance to the force
19
Who won the French and Indian War?
The Titans
The British
The French
The Indians
20
Why did the disguised colonists throw tea into the harbor?
Colonists didn't like tea
Boston Merchants wouldn't sell it
British officials refused to let it sail back to England
The price was too high
21
Why were the Colonists upset over British rule?
They were telling them where to live.
They were taxing them.
They were staying in their land.
No Colonial representation in the British government.
22
The Townshend Act was created by the British to pay for__________________.
Millennium Falcon
British soldiers working in the colonies
production of tea
the French and Indian War
23
What was Britain's new problem after they won the French and Indian War?
the Indians were fighting them
fur trading was lost
not enough land
the Colonists were fighting them
24
The Tea Act allowed Britain to _______________.
sell Colonists tea cheaper than other merchants
tax the colonists
sell tea to Indians
give colonists representation
25
Who were the British fighting against in the French and Indian War?
The British
The Southern Colonies
The French & Indians
The Colonists
26
What started the Boston Massacre?
Tea
Taxes
Argument
Land
27
What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?
Colonists couldn't live east of the Appalachian Mountains
The tea would now be taxed
The Indians had to trade with the British
Colonists could't live west of the Appalachian Mountains
28
What was another name for British soldiers?
Regulars
Minutemen
Patriots
Blue Coats
29
The 2nd Continental Congress_____________.
created an army.
met in 1775.
named George Washington as their commander.
met in Philadelphia.
30
Who started the Committee of Correspondence?
John Adams
Sam Admas
Paul Revere
Ben Franklin
31
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Colonists
British
Patriots
French
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How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?
15
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25
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