What role did Patriots play in the American Revolution?

they were willing to fight Britain to gain independence

What did the Minutemen do that led them to be known as Patriots?

They were able to prepare quickly for battle with the British

How did colonists cause conflicts with the American Indians?

They believed they had a right to the land.

Which of the following explains "No taxation without representation"?

colonists refused to pay taxes until they were allowed to help make laws

Which reaction to the Tea Act of 1775 help lead to the American Revolution?

The colonists organized a boycott of British East India tea.

What was the main goal of the Stamp Act?

to raise money for the British government to pay off war debts

How did the treatment of Am. Indians clash with the ideas of the Declaration of Independence?

American Indians were not given the same rights as Europeans

Creek Indians in the Ohio River Valley region fought to push out British colonists because

the colonists did not want to share the land with the American Indians

Why did Benjamin Franklin suggest the Albany Plan of Union?

to help all the colonies work together

Why were the first years of the French and Indian War difficult for the British?

British soldiers did not know how to fight on these lands

Which of the following best explains why Paul Revere rode on horseback on April 18,1775?

to warn Samuel Adams & John Hancock the British were coming to arrest them

Based on the letter Abigail Adams wrote to her husband on March 31, 1776, which of the following beliefs did she have?

men should not have power over women

Which of the following best describes the Boston Tea Party?

Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and dumped chests of tea into the harbor

What did the colonists think would happen to the American Indians after they arrived?

The American Indians would live like Europeans.

What did Benjamin Franklin want the result of the Albany Plan of Union to be?

the colonies coming together during the war and forming one government

Why did the settlers surrender Fort Loudoun to the Cherokee?

The Cherokee surrounded the fort so the people inside could not get food.

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1
What role did Patriots play in the American Revolution?
they fought against the French and the British during the Revolution
they were willing to fight Britain to gain independence
they signed a peace treaty with the American Indians
they wanted to be protected by the British government
2
Which group of people was loyal to the king of England?
Patriots
Redcoats
Minutemen
Tories
3
What did the Minutemen do that led them to be known as Patriots?
They boycotted the use of British goods in the colonies
They wrote letters criticizing British treatment of colonists
They provided shelter for soldiers fighting the British
They were able to prepare quickly for battle with the British
4
How did colonists cause conflicts with the American Indians?
They believed they had a right to the land.
They polluted water sources.
They used techniques that hurt the land.
They set up trails through villages
5
Which of the following explains "No taxation without representation"?
Britain was going to create many taxes for the colonists to pay
there were not many taxes the colonists had to pay
colonists refused to pay taxes until they were allowed to help make laws
the colonists had to pay taxes to repay their war debts
6
What did Abigail Adams ask her husband to do in 1776?
provide the land for American Indians
force the British to leave the colonies
pay the landowners where battles happened
remember the ladies
7
Which reaction to the Tea Act of 1775 help lead to the American Revolution?
The colonists refused to feed and house British soldiers.
The colonists organized a boycott of British East India tea.
The colonists began buying tea only from French merchants.
The colonists passed laws closing the port of Boston.
8
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Roger Sherman
9
What act of protest was used against British tax collectors?
dumping tea into the harbor
letter writing
tarring and feathering
boycotting
10
What was the main goal of the Stamp Act?
to bring more money into the colonial government
to limit the kinds of goods being shipped to colonists
to raise money for the British government to pay off war debts
to increase control over the colonists by the British government
11
How did the treatment of Am. Indians clash with the ideas of the Declaration of Independence?
American Indians were not allowed to won land.
American Indians were not given the same rights as Europeans
American Indians paid taxes but were not represented in Congress
American Indians could not trade with other nations.
12
Who created America's first political cartoon?
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
13
Creek Indians in the Ohio River Valley region fought to push out British colonists because
the colonists did not want to share the land with the American Indians
there were American Indian women who had married Frenchmen
there was already an established French trading post in the region
they were longtime enemies of the British-allied Cherokees
14
American Indians were denied equal treatment, although colonists called for all men to be equal in which document?
First Continental Congress
Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
15
Why did Benjamin Franklin suggest the Albany Plan of Union?
to help Pennsylvania form a government
to help the Iroquois work together
to help train the colonial troops
to help all the colonies work together
16
Why were the first years of the French and Indian War difficult for the British?
an enemy fort in the Ohio River Valley made moving troops difficult
Large supply ships could not reach the soldiers because they were inland
the Mississippi River flowed through French territory
British soldiers did not know how to fight on these lands
17
Which of the following best explains why Paul Revere rode on horseback on April 18,1775?
to be a delegate to the Second Continental Congress with Adams and Hancock
to collect taxes from Samuel Adams and John Hancock
to protest British taxes on various items
to warn Samuel Adams & John Hancock the British were coming to arrest them
18
At which battle did Cornwallis surrender to the colonists?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
19
Based on the letter Abigail Adams wrote to her husband on March 31, 1776, which of the following beliefs did she have?
men should not have power over women
women should not be able to vote
women should not be independent from men
men should support women if they want to work
20
Which of the following best describes the Boston Tea Party?
Port of Boston was closed so that tea could not move in or out
British locked tea into a warehouse because colonists were not paying taxes
minutemen and the British soldiers began fighting
Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and dumped chests of tea into the harbor
21
What did the colonists think would happen to the American Indians after they arrived?
The American Indians would die out.
The American Indians would live like Europeans.
The American Indians would fight against French.
The American Indians would help explore new territories.
22
In which battle did the British surrender the war?
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
23
What did Benjamin Franklin want the result of the Albany Plan of Union to be?
the British having power to defeat the French
the colonies coming together during the war and forming one government
the colonies staying separated during the war
the French and the American Indians signing a treaty to end the war
24
Why did the settlers surrender Fort Loudoun to the Cherokee?
The settlers and the Cherokee signed a treaty, giving the fort to Cherokee.
The settlers at the fort wanted to return to their homes in South Carolina.
The settlers lost the fort in a battle as part of the French and Indian War
The Cherokee surrounded the fort so the people inside could not get food.
25
Which key battle caused the British to change their military strategy?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga

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