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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the soldiers fire into the crowd at the Boston Massacre?They felt like itThe King told them toThe colonists throwing rocks at them and moving toward themThey saw a criminal
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich signature is the largest on the Declaration of Independence?George WashingtonBenjamin FranklinJohn HancockPaul Revere
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat are minute men?Short menToy soldiersColonists who could be ready in a minute's notice to fight the BritishFireman who respond quickly
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow many soldiers did the British send to Lexington and Concord?730700800550
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho warned the Sons of Liberty leaders and minutemen before the Battle of Lexington and Concord?Benjamin FranklinGeneral GagePaul RevereGeorge Washington
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was chosen to the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?Paul RevereGeorge WashingtonJohn HancockJohn Adams
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Stamp Act was repealed what Act replaced it?Sugar ActTownshend ActsNothingProclamation of 1763
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat was in the Declaration of Independence?List of complaints the colonists had with the BritishThe measures taken by the colonists to deal with the complaints peacefullyColonists declared their independence from BritainAll of the above
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat were 3 rights stated in the Declaration of Independence that all people have?Life, liberty and freedomlife, liberty and the pursuit of happinessliberty, equality, pursuit of happiness
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one of the punishments for the Boston Tea Party?They had to feed and house British soldiersThey were executedTheir houses were burnedNo punishment
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat even took place right before the Coercive Acts were enacted?The Boston Tea PartyBoston MassacreLexington and ConcordBattle at Bunker Hill
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Declaration of Independence was signed what had to happen for the 13 N. American British colonies to be independent?Nothing - The Declaration of Independence made them independentThe King had to sign itThe colonies had to win the Revolutionary WarA formal ceremony had to take place
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the Declaration of Independence?Thomas EdisonSamuel AdamsPaul RevereThomas Jefferson
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the British law making government body?SenateParliamentCongressHouse of Representatives
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was taxed in the Townshend Acts?paint, glass, tea, paperfood, animalsincometrade
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat decision was made at the First Continental Congress?Stop trade with BritainProtest against new taxesAttack the BritishObey all laws
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow many colonies sent representatives to the First Continental Congress?791312
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was the First Continental Congress held?1701177317741776
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe battle at Lexington and Concord was a battle that took place before the Second Continental Congress.TrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the French and Indian War begin?Boston, MAIndiaOhio River ValleyPlymouth Rock
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho helped the colonists win the French and Indian war?British armyFrench ArmyIndians
- 22. Multiple ChoiceHow long did the French and Indian war last?2 months9 years2 years9 months
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a monopoly?A tax on imported goodsOne company controls the distribution of a type of service or productA warA type of protest
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho planned the Boston Tea Party?BritishIndiansSons of LibertyFrench
- 25. Multiple ChoiceColonists participating in the Boston Tea Party dressed as indians.TrueFalse
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat law sparked the Boston Tea Party?Tea ActStamp ActSugar ActCoercive Acts
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWho won the Victory at Yorktown?BritishIndiansSpanishColonists
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat city is Bunker Hill near?Saratoga, NYYorktown, VAPhiladelphia, PABoston, MA
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did the battle at Lexington and Concord occur?1775177017801774
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first shot of the Revolutionary War referred to as?The first shotGun shotDead man shotThe shot heard around the world
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the British soldiers march to Lexington and Concord?Marching practiceTo sign a peace treatyTo get to the British military headquartersTo arrest 2 Sons of Liberty leaders and gather a cache of guns
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Proclamation of 1763?It proclaimed the end of the Revolutionary War.It proclaimed the beginning of new taxesIt proclaimed that the new won land in the French and Indian War was to be given to the indians
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWho won the French and Indian War?FrenchIndiansBritish
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the British repeal the Stamp Act?The colonists kept protesting the lawParliament thought it was an unfair lawThe law expired
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat year were the Coercive Acts enacted?1773177417751776
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the British blockade the Boston Harbor?Colonists dumped tea in the harborThey felt like itThey were angry with the colonists for boycotting goods
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhen was the Boston Massacre?March 5, 1770March 15, 1770March 28, 1771March 5, 1771
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the first colonist to die in the Boston Massacre?Yen SidGeorge FinnennCrispis AttucksWilliam Penn
- 39. Multiple ChoiceGeorge Washington wrote the Declaration of Independence.TrueFalse
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWho was chosen as the General of the Continental Army?Paul RevereBenjamin FranklinGeorge WashingtonJohn Hancock
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the colonies agreed upon at the Second Continental Congress?Start a warTo send the Olive Branch PetitionTo surrenderGive freedom to everyone
- 42. Multiple ChoiceHow many colonies sent representatives to the Second Continental Congress?36124
- 43. Multiple ChoiceHow many colonies sent representatives to the Second Continental Congress?Move to another countryStart a warBoycott affected goods
- 44. Multiple ChoiceHow did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?1773177917901765
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe Stamp Act was when colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.TrueFalse
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Sugar Act enacted?To help pay for the French and Indian WarThe King was greedyBritain needed more guns
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the peace treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?Proclamation of 1763Treaty of ParisProclamation of 1783Treaty of Philadelphia
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhat has to happen for a war to be officially over?The King has to surrenderThe losing army has to give up all its gunsA peace treaty has to be signedBoth parties have to shake hands
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Battle at Yorktown effectively end the Revolutionary War?Continental Army had won more battles than the BritshThe British military headquarters was in YorktownThe British army didn't want to fight anymoreThe British army ran out of ammunition
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich armies surrounded the British Army in the Battle of Yorktown?Continental Army and French ArmyEnglish Army and Japanese ArmyFrench Army and IndiansBritish Army and the Continental Army
- 51. Multiple ChoiceHow long did it take before the British Army surrendered after be surrounded in the Battle at Yorktown?4 days2 months3 weeks2 weeks
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for a tax on imported goods?taxcollectionlosing money for no reasontariff
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one reason the colonists lost the Battle of Bunker Hill?They all diedThe colonists started fighting for the BritishThe colonists ran out of ammunition
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhat were people called that favored independence from Britain?LoyalistsPatriotsAmericansColonists
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWho were loyalists?People who were loyal to the coloniesPeople who could be trustedPeople who were loyal to Britain
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat was in the Treaty of Paris?The boundaries of the new nationAll British soldiers had to leave the colonies and recognize the colonies as an independent countryLoyalists were allowed to stay in North America if they wanted to and would be treated fairlyall of the above
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the colonists mad at Britain?Britain didn't allow them to sell teaBritain banned local governmentsBritain took away their landBritain didn't allow them to have a say in their government
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat countries were involved in the Revolutionary War?Russia and North KoreaBritain and FranceSpain and BritainBritain and China
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWho won the Battle of Bunker Hill?ColonistsIndiansBritishFrench
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first real battle of the Revolutionary War?Battle of SaratogaBattle of Bunker HillFrench and Indian WarCivil War
- 61. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of all the colonies working together to protest the new tax laws?Book ClubsCommittees of CorrespondenceFestivals
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the colonists do about the Sugar Act?CryKill the KingBoycottWrite letters
- 63. Multiple ChoiceWhat derogatory term did the colonists call the British soldiers?Razor backsLosersLobster backsRed coats
- 64. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was the Sugar Act signed?177717641765
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