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Questions about the #American #Revolution, including #causes leading up to the war. #brainpop
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1
The Revolutionary War started in
BOSTON
, Massachusetts in April of 1775.
True
LEXINGTON
PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK
2
How did the colonial militia know the British were coming to Lexington?
Revere, Prescott & Dawes warned them on their midnight ride
They didn't know & were taken by surprise
British troop movements were obvious & easy to observe
Spies in the British army warned them
3
How did Benjamin Franklin help the American war effort?
By serving as a general in the Continental Army
By convincing the French government to aid the colonists
By serving as President of the Continental Congress
By writing the Declaration of Independence
4
The Tea Act stated that colonists had to buy all their tea from
EUROPE
.
CHINA
CANADA
True
ENGLAND
5
The
COERCIVE
Acts blockaded Boston Harbor until all the destroyed tea was paid off.
TOWNSEND
QUARTERING
True
BUNKING
6
The colonists did not have any representation in
CONGRESS
.
SENATE
PARLIAMENT
True
CITY COUNCIL
7
According to the
QUARTERING
Act, British soldiers could stay in any colonist's home.
BUNKING
STAMP
True
TOWNSEND
8
How did the
colonial militias
differ from the
modern U.S. Army
?
Militias were volunteer forces; Army is paid professionals
Militias used swords/bayonets; Army uses guns
Militias had no ranks; Army does
Militias trained for months; Army is hardly trained at all
9
All the colonies, except
MASSACHUSETTS
, met in the First Continental Congress.
NEW YORK
True
VIRGINIA
GEORGIA
