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- 1. Multiple Choice
What year did the war of the American revolution start?
1776
1888
1775
1384
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did the Revolutionary War happen?
The Patriots wanted to be independent
England and the colonies did not like each other
The colonists stole
They wanted to just fight
- 3. Multiple Choice
How many colonies were there after the war?
17
9
13
85
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the American Revolution war also known as?
World war 2
Second Sino-Japanese War
Revolutionary War
American Civil War
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?Lexington and ConcordBunker HillTrentonYorktown
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?Thomas JeffersonBen FranklinGeorge WashingtonJohn Adams
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat were American's called who supported independence?ToriesSeparatistsPatriotsLoyalists
- 8. Multiple ChoiceColonists who chose to side with the British were known asRedcoatsLoyalistsNeutralsPatriots
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?to establish a framework for governmentto state the reasons for the colonies to separate from Englandto express reasons for limiting immigrationto list arguments for women’s suffrage
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?Closed the Boston HarborPassed new colonial taxes like the Stamp ActHeld a seaside tea partyAllowed the colonists to chose their own governors
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich monarch ruled Great Britain during the 1770's?King JamesKing Charles IIQueen ElizabethKing George III
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho won the French & Indian War?The French who wanted to increase its holding in North America.The Indians who wanted their land returned to them.The British who wanted to remain a world power.The Spanish who wanted revenge on the British.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceColonists opposed taxes from Great Britain because the--colonies had no representation in Parliament.taxes were too high.British people had no representation in Parliament.colonists wanted American Indians and French to pay all the taxes.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat significant event happened at the Battles of Lexington and Concord?End of the Revolutionary War.Colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers.Site of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.The French joined the American colonists in fighting the British.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen did the Second Continental Congress sign the document creating "free and independent states."March 5, 1770December 16, 1773April 19, 1775July 4, 1776
- 16. Multiple ChoiceName one effect of the French and Indian War.France received tons of land.The Native Americans gave their land to the government.Great Britain had a lot of debt.The French beat the Indians.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of Taxation without Representation?Boston MassacreArticles of ConfederationStamp ActProclamation of 173
- 18. Multiple ChoiceKing George III was the King of England during the American revolution and everyone loved him.a-trueb-false
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Declaration of Independence important?The Declaration said that if England lowered taxes we would stay with them.The Declaration was the Founding Fathers officially saying we are our own country now.It made July 4th the official party day of the year.It was England saying that they didn't want us to be their colony anymore.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the famous "Tea Party" where the Sons of Liberty threw 19,000 pounds of tea into the harbor?New YorkChicagoProvidenceBoston
- 21. Multiple ChoiceColonists had no representation in Parliament, so the people cried, "______________!""Help Us!""Kill the King""Go Dawgs!""No taxation without representation!"
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe protest that ended with 342 chests of tea dumped in Boston Harbor was called _________________.The Boston MassacreThe Boston Tea PartyThe Boston Coffee PartyThe New York Tea Party
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call freedom from being controlled by another government?QuarterTreasonLibertyAlly
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call someone chosen to speak and act for others?AllyCorrespondenceDelegateTerritory
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call someone who loves and honors their country?TraitorPatriotDelegateMilitia
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call a land ruled by a national government?TerritoryAllyRepublicRatify
- 27. Multiple Choice
How was the Revolutionary War a civil war?
People were not civil to each other.
It was a war fought between friends.
It was a war fought between people of the same country.
Civilians were injured in the war.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Choose two reasons that colonists were angry with England.
They were not being represented in Parliment.
The king was mean.
The French and Indians were mad at the English.
They were being excessively taxed.
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which act taxed all PAPER goods?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which act said that colonists had to let soldiers stay at their house and eat their food?
Tea Act
Quartering Act
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