Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
.png)
24 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe ______ was sent to King George III to ask that the king protect colonists’ rights and tell him that the colonists do not want war.List of GrievancesOlive Branch PetitionDeclaration of IndependenceMagna Carter
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho was put in charge of the Continental Army?Abraham LincolnAlexander HamiltonGeorge WashingtonBenjamin Franklin
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the Continental Congress held?PhiladelphiaJamestownNew York CityBoston
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy were both Continental Congress held?To vote for the first presidentTo decide when to go to war with Great BritainTo discuss a solution to the colonists’ complaints of Great BritainTo write the Constitution
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Continental Congress decide to do with British trade?Buy British goodsRaise tariffsDestroy all British goodsBoycott all British goods
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?PhiladelphiaBostonAnnapolisBaltimore - 7. Multiple ChoiceThe First Continental Congress was called for all the following reasons except _________Respond to the Coercive ActsRespond to Magna CartaAdvised building a colonial militiaOrganized a boycott on all ENGLISH GOODS
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho fought in the Revolutionary War?the British against the coloniststhe French against the Britishthe French against the coloniststhe colonists against the Native Americans
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ were colonists that supported independence from Britain.militiaLoyalistsPatriotsminutemen
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe _____________ were colonists that did not want to separate from Britain.militiaLoyalistsPatriotsminutemen
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn a final effort to avoid war with Britain, the colonies sent ______ to the king.a petitionmoneyships and cargoweapons
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWentworth Cheswell and _________ rode from Boston to Concord to warn the militia that the British were coming.Patrick HenryJohn AdamsPaul RevereSamuel Adams
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the soldiers march to Concord?They marched to Concord to burn housesThey didn't march to ConcordThey marched to Concord to destroy weapons
- 14. Multiple ChoiceLexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?Revolutionary WarWorld War IWar of 1812
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho jumped on the horse to warn the colonist that the British were coming?Paul RevereKing George IIIJohn Adams
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?Battle of Bunker HillBattle of Lexington and ConcordBattle of Trenton
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, and Common Sense all happened during what era?The era of westward expansionThe era of Good FeelingsThe Revolutionary EraThe Jacksonian Era
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act all contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by....Restricting trade with American IndiansImposing regulations on colonial agricultureAngered colonists who believed that civil liberties had been violatedPunishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the immediate effect due to the passing of the Stamp Act in 1765?Colonists sought military support from France.Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.Colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
- 20. Multiple ChoiceArguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -BostonPhilidelphiaSaratogaLexington and Concord
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main point of Common Sense?We should not go to war and be loyal to the kingComplete Colonial independence from EnglandKing George III should NOT repeal the 13 ACTS imposed on the colonies"We should be loyal to the King"
- 22. Multiple Choiceauthor of common sense, persuaded colonists to seek independenceWentworth CheswellHaym SalomonBenjamin FranklinThomas Paine
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the famous line that ends Patrick Henry's speech?Give me liberty, or give me death!I only regret I have but one life to give for my countryOne small step for man one giant leap for mankind
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho said "give me Liberty or give me death"?Patrick HenryBen FranklinThomas JeffersonGeorge Washington
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags