Declarations, Decrees, and Treaties
This is considered one of the most important documents in American History, it outlined the grievances with the King of England and signed by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776
The Declaration of Independence
The "shot heard round the world" was the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolution. Which side fired the shot?
Unknown
There were two versions of this act which asked the Colonists to pay for the accommodations of British soldiers in America, the first in 1765 and the second as one of the Intolerable Acts of 1774
The Quartering Act
Which of the following is not part of the New England colonies Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut?
Maryland
During the 2nd Continental Congress this man was appointed Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
The treaties that ended the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War were both signed in this European city
Paris
After the retreat from New York Washington led his forces in a sneak attack in Trenton New Jersey famously crossing this river
The Delaware
This Act required all paper products used in the Colonies had to be printed on paper stamped and taxed by the British
Stamp Act
The Triangular Trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa brought goods from one continent to the other but also transported slaves to the Americas in this notoriously deadly portion of the route
The Middle Passage
This was the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom during the American Revolutionary period
King George III
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
In the battle of Yorktown this young immigrant from the Caribbean was finally given command of a number of battalions and led a night attack using bayonets
Alexander Hamilton
Which Act passed in 1773 prompted the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act
After the Lost Colony of Roanoke disappeared this became the first permanent British Colony in America.
Jamestown
This man wrote "Common Sense" a pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britain which was read by over 100,000 colonists
Thomas Paine
In 1777 the Virginia House of Burgesses passed a law stating that slavery was hereditary which meant that the children of slaves would be _________.
Slaves
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War saw a combined French and American force surround the British general Cornwallis at this Virginia port city
Yorktown
Protests of the Stamp Act were far from peaceful, many government buildings were ransacked or burned and tax officers were hung hanged in effigy. What is an effigy?
Life-sized representation of a specific person
Slavery existed in some aspect throughout the 13 colonies but in which section of the early colonies was the plantation system an important feature, and slavery much more popular?
The South
This man was the lawyer who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre and would go on to become the 2nd President of the United States
John Adams
According to the Declaration of Independence, "...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..." what are the three unalienable rights that are listed
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
This battle is considered the turning point in the war and the victory that proved to the French that the Patriots stood a chance in the war
Saratoga
Which of the following is not one of the Intolerable Acts designed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, The Sugar Act, or the Quartering Act of 1774
The Sugar Act
The Mayflower Compact, the House of Burgesses, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are all examples of the efforts of colonial Americans to __________
Use democratic practices in government
Gilbert du Mortier was a Frenchman and a general serving under George Washington during the American Revolution and was instrumental in the French Revolution but is better known by the name ________
Marquis de Lafayette