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American Revolution
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1
What battle started the American Revolution?
Battle of Independence
Battle of Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Yorktown
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The _________ ___ required colonists to house and feed soldiers
Home Act
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
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Washington and his troops faced harsh weather winters and little food in _____ ____
Valley Forge
Trenton
Saratoga
Yorktown
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The _____ ___ placed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Intolerable Act
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and was in the Continental Congress?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
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Why were the colonists so opposed to taxes?
They didn't have money
They had no representation in Parliament
They didn't want British to defend the colonists
They were naive
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How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?
50
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5,000
500
8
Document that ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American Independence
Treaty of Versailles
Articles of Confederation
Treaty of Independence
Treaty of Paris
9
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"?
King George III
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
10
In the Battle of Bunker Hill...
Patriots refused to withdraw and were captured
The Patriots won
Benedict Arnold was killed
British suffered heavy casualties
11
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by congress on __________
August 26th, 1977
July 4th, 1786
August 23rd, 1776
July 4th, 1776
12
What document is pictured below?
Common Sense
Articles of Confederation
Treaty of Versailles
American Constitution
13
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Samuel Adams
14
The Continental Congress' last appeal to the king, which was ignored
Olive Branch Petition
Public Domain
Articles of Confederation
Treaty of Paris
15
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Redcoats and Patriots had tea
The tea tax was celebrated with a party in Boston
Free tea was given to the colonists
Sons of Liberty threw tea in the Boston Harbor
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In response to unfair taxes, colonists boycotted goods. What is a boycott?
A declaration of freedom
Taunting and jeering British soldiers
Dumping a good into the ocean
Refusal to buy goods
17
What battle does the picture below show?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Yorktown
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Battle of Bunker Hill was part of the Continental Army's plan to recapture _______
Charleston
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
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What did King George III do to pay back the debt from the French and Indian War?
Started taxing the colonists
Sold his slavers
Borrowed money from the colonists
Invested on trades to gain more money
20
What was the reaction of the Boston Tea Party?
King George agreed to compromise
King George passed the Intolerable Acts
Sons of liberty were exiled
Sons of Liberty were separated
21
Who wrote an angry speech against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
22
The colonies had many military units called
minutemen.
Why were they called like this?
They took a minute to travel from Boston, MA to Philadelphia
They could be ready to fight in minutes
Their horse could ride 60 miles in a minute
They were known to defeat an entire army in a few minutes
23
The Battle of Yorktown invaded...
the most blood battle of the war
the suicide of the commanding British general
treachery on the part of Benedict Arnold
a combined French and American army and navy
24
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
John Hancock
25
Who was the Declaration of Independence addressed to?
John Adams
George Washington
King George III
LaFayette
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What happened at the Boston Massacre?
Colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence
Shots were fired after snowballs were thrown
Redcoats began living in colonists houses
Tea was dumped at the Boston Harbor
