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The people and events that surround the Revolutionary War in America.
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1
What treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Peace of Yorktown
2
What term means the freeing of African American slaves?
disenfranchise
emancipation
incorporation
segregation
3
What did the British Parliament pass to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
Quebec Act
Coercive Acts
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
4
What did Thomas Jefferson consider to be the keystone of our government?
a strong military
an educated public
a complete constitution
a great President
5
What act required local officials to provide lodging for British soldiers in private homes?
Currency Act
Coercive Act
Housing Act
Quartering Act
6
What act banned the use of paper money in the colonies?
Treasury Act of 1765
Monetary Act of 1767
Intolerable Acts
Currency Act of 1764
7
What was the name of the Ottawa Indian chief who decided to go to war against the British?
Sitting Bull
Squanto
Crazy Horse
Pontiac
8
How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?
refusing to go to Anglican churches and tithe
refusing to sell goods to British soldiers
refusing to buy British goods
refusing to buy British Tea
9
What is the term for a government in which power resides in a body of citizens?
dictatorship
republic
oligarchy
senate
10
What did writs of assistance allow the British to do?
allowed British officials to print colonial money
allowed the English crown to seize American boats
allowed British soldiers to use citizens houses as quarters
allowed custom officers to look for evidence of smuggling
11
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Princeton
Bunker Hill
12
What term means " a feeling of enthusiasm or confidence"
exuberance
morale
plethera
tepid
13
What battle was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Saratoga
Cowpens
14
What group of men were assigned to defend the cities of Lexington and Concord?
"blue coats"
Continental Crusaders
"Paul Revere's" militia
minute men
15
In what treaty did Great Britain recognize the United States as a country?
Treaty of London
Treaty of Paris
Peace of Philadelphia
Treaty of Ghent
16
What was the name given to colonists who supported the British crown during the Revolution?
loyalists
royalists
patriots
"lobster backs"
17
What event allowed the colonial papers to picture the British as tyrants who would kill?
Paul Revere's midnight ride
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
18
Which of the following was an American traitor?
Nathaniel Greene
Thomas Franklin
Francis Scott Key
Benedict Arnold
19
Who wrote the pamphlet "
Common Sense
"?
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Sam Adams
Thomas Paine
20
Which of the following was most likely a patriot during the American Revolution?
artisan
landowner
government official
Anglican minister
21
After the end of the French and Indian War, Great Britain expected the colonists to?
build the British more ships
supply soldiers for the British army
pay for part of the cost of the war
pay the king's ransom if captured
22
What city did General Howe want to capture in order to separate New England from the South?
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Richmond
23
What river did George Washington cross on Christmas Day, 1776?
Hudson
Delaware
Potomac
Mississippi
24
The British needed to win the war quickly before?
the war emptied the British treasury
Parliament turned against the war
the Americans allied with France
the colonists reorganized and provided stronger resistance
25
What major events occurred outside the customs house in Boston?
Boston Tea Party
Continental Congress
burning of the Gaspee
Boston Massacre
26
He helped to rebuild the Colonial army by helping to train them at Valley Forge?
Chief Joseph Brant
General William Howe
General George Gage
Baron von Steuben
27
One group of colonists that often became loyalists were?
planters
Anglican ministers
lawyers
sailors
28
Who was put in charge of the Colonial army at the Second Continental Congress?
Nathan Hale
John Paul Jones
Ethan Allen
George Washington
29
What was a nickname for British soldiers?
George's Gorillas
melon tops
king's knights
red coats
30
By what name were the Intolerable Acts known in the colonies?
the Coercive Acts and Townshend Acts
the Coercive Acts and Tea Act
the Tea Act and Townshend Acts
the Quebec Acts and Coercive Acts
31
One of the most famous sayings from the American Revolution was "no taxation without..."?
nonimportation
inflation
declaration
representation
32
What British general created a two part strategy to end the American Revolution?
General Howe
General Cornwallis
General Banniker
General Lafayette
33
What city did the British capture and use as their headquarters during the Revolutionary War?
Washington
Charles Town
Boston
New York
34
What British ship was stuck on a sand barge and then burned down by the colonists?
Gaspee
King George
Torie
Constitution
35
What document came out of the First Continental Congress?
Magna Carta
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
36
Why was Washington's decision to attack New Jersey a surprise?
in was in the middle of winter
his troops were outnumbered
he had no way to get across the river
his troops were still in Boston
37
What did colonists do by wearing "homespun"?
identified the town the soldiers were from
indicated the social class the soldiers were from
showed patriotism
helped identify bodies in war
38
What naval officer was in the most famous naval battle of the Revolutionary War?
John Paul Jones
Captain Ahab
George Gage
Charles Cornwallis
39
What two cities was Paul Revere sent to warn the citizens that the British were coming?
Boston and New York
Philadelphia and Boston
Lexington and Concord
Trenton and Princeton
40
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
41
After the end of the Revolutionary War, which of the following were granted voting rights?
Native Americans
none of the above
women
African-Americans
42
This battle was the worst defeat of the Colonial Army in the entire Revolutionary War?
Philadelphia
New York City
Valley Forge
Charles Town
43
What Indian tribe refused to join an alliance with the British at the Albany conference?
Cherokee
Blackfoot
Shawnee
Iroquois
44
Which of the following were usually supporters of the Revolution?
artisans and merchants
Anglican ministers
people who believed in British law
government officials
45
Who first formed the Continental Army?
the minutemen
militia raised by George Washington in Virginia
soldiers that won the battle of Bunker Hill
militia surrounding Boston
46
Who said, " I regret that I have only one life to lose for my country"?
Patrick Henry
Nathan Hale
Benedict Arnold
Lighthorse Henry Lee
47
The Proclamation of 1763 made what geographic feature the boundary of the colonies?
Mississippi River
Ohio River
White Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
48
What effect did the Treaty of Paris which end the French and Indian War have on America?
made France the dominant country in North America
caused Spain to acquire Florida
virtually eliminated British power in North America
virtually eliminated French power in North America
49
At what battle did the Colonial militia prove they could stand up to the British army?
Cowpens
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
50
Why did the first battle of the French and Indian War occur?
both sides wanted the Ohio River valley
both sides wanted the city of Boston
there were guns hidden in Boston
both sides wanted to control the Mississippi River
51
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of a British soldier?
their generals made good decisions
they were well trained
they had a strong central government
they were well supplied
52
Who, in 1763, became the Prime Minister and First lord of the Treasury?
Winston Churchill
William Howe
Thomas Elder
George Grenville
53
In what city did the Continental Congress convene?
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Washington DC
54
The colonial army in the was successful in battle because they used what type of warfare?
scorched earth
seek and destroy
guerilla
trench
55
How was the colonial army when compared to the British army?
very large
well supplied
inexperienced
over paid
56
Who was the commander of the Colonial Army?
Nathaniel Greene
Marquis de Lafayette
Benedict Arnold
George Washington