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What act of Parliament passed in 1765 requiring the colonist to buy seals for all legal documents, pamphlets and newspapers?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Quebec Act
Townshend Acts
What act taxed colonial imports from Britain?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Quebec Act
Townshend Acts
What law required colonists to house and feed British troops?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Quebec Act
Townshend Acts
What act threatened religious liberty?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Quebec Act
Townshend Acts
What local Virginia militia unit had the job of preserving law and order and defending frontier posts from possible Indian attack? (Hint: George Washington)
Virginia Rangers
Texas Rangers
New England Patriots
Philadelphia 76ers
What was the name of the war that took place in the colonies and lasted from 1754 through 1763?
American Revolution
French and Indian war
7 Years War
French and British war
Who became king in 1760 and determined to bring colonies into subjection?
George II
George III
James
Charles
What was the name of the volunteer militia who had to be ready to defend their homes and families?
timemen
minutemen
patriots
freedomfighters
Where were the first shots of the War for Independence (American Revolution) fired?
Lexington, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
New York
Yorktown
What petition did the Continental Congress send to England to avoid war?
Freedom Branch
Tree of Life Branch
Three Branch Petition
Olive Branch Petition
On what date did the Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?
1775
1776
1783
1787
American colonists who stayed loyal to the British Crown were called...
Loyalists
Red Coats
Monarchy
Royalty
Where did Washington and his men suffer a time of testing during the bitter winter?
Valley Lexington
Valley Boston
Valley Forge
Valley Soar
Where was the final patriot victory to end the War for Independence (American Revolution)?
Yorktown
NewYork
Yorkville
Yorkcity
Who was the Frenchman who helped the colonists and became a close aide to General Washington during the War for Independence (American Revolution)?
Marquis de Lafayette
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
James Armistead
An enslaved African American, best known for his work as a spy during the American Revolution, who earned freedom and land because of great bravery.
Marquis de Lafayette
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
James Armistead
When was the Treaty of Paris signed, officially ending the War for Independence?
1776
1783
1787
1790
In Europe, the French and Indian war became known as this war.
Seven years war
War for Independence
French Wars
British Wars
Led the Virginian Rangers in the first battle of the French and Indian War.
Paul Revere
Benjamin Frankline
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Who said "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death."
Paul Revere
Benjamin Frankline
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Who said "The British are coming" and helped the founders hide in time?
Paul Revere
Benjamin Frankline
Patrick Henry
George Washington
What did the colonist consider the purpose of education?
Wanted their children to read and write in better understand the bible.
Wanted their children to read and write in better understand the life.
Wanted their children to read and write in better understand economics.
Wanted their children to read and write in better understand poetry.
What was the purpose of colonial government?
To protect the peoples and their property
To fight people and their property
The Battles of ________ and Concord in Massachusetts were the first battle between American Minutemen and the British army.
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Boston
First Major Battle of the American Revolution (War for Independence).
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Boston
Which country did NOT help the American Revolution?
France
Prussia
Germany
America
Mohawk Chief and Christian Missionary to Indian Tribes.
Joseph Brant
Benedict Arnold
James Armistead
An American Secret Agent who spied on British battle formations.
Joseph Brant
Benedict Arnold
James Armistead
A patriot turned traitor and after the war felt shame, lived miserable, and was known as a traitor in London.
Joseph Brant
Benedict Arnold
James Armistead
He is best known for surrendering his army after the 1781 Siege of Yorktown
Cornwallis
George Washington
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