American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper. The tax was put into place to have the colonists pay Britain back for their help during the French and Indian War.
A: Stamp Act
B: Sugar Act
C: Townshend Acts
A: Stamp Act
This war occurred because the French and British wanted to control the Ohio River Valley.
A: The Boston Tea Party
B: The Battle of Lexington and Concord
C: The French and Indian War
C: The French and Indian War
The colonists were so upset about the tax on tea that several Sons of Liberty dressed up like Mohawk Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of _______ into Boston Harbor.
A: Stamps
B: Gold
C: Tea
C: Tea
These are freedoms protected by the law or government. It was stated in the Declaration of Independence as r______.
A. reasons
B. rights
C. rainbows
B. rights
Someone who wanted to be free from British rule.
A: Patriot
B: Loyalist
A: Patriot
A written document that is signed when people agree to do or change something.
Petition
True of False:
The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without any say in government.
True
This battle was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is sometimes called "The shot heard 'round the world".
A: The Battle of Lexington and Concord
B: The French and Indian War
C: The Boston Tea Party
A: The Battle of Lexington and Concord
What is the name of the document that was written to describe the new plan of government for America?
A: The Stamp Act
B: The Constitution
C: The Skirmish
B: The Constitution
His was the one that warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord. He was the silversmith.
Who is Paul Revere?
This document was written to King George III stating that the colonies wanted their independence and that they should have rights.
What is the Declaration of independence?
The Declaration of Independence was written when?
A. July 4th, 1776
B. July 1st, 1776
C. June 4th, 1776
A. July 4th, 1776
He was the one who shared many of his ideas about the colonists' independence by writing the Declaration of Independence.
A: George Washington
B: Benjamin Franklin
C: Thomas Jefferson
C: Thomas Jefferson
What vocabulary word means an agreement that is reached by each side giving in or coming to an understanding? Begins with a C.
Compromise
True or False?
King George III refused to sign the Olive Branch Petition for peaceful negotiations.
True
The Revolutionary ended when who surrendered?
A. General George Washington
B: General Cornwallis
C. Samuel Adams
B: General Cornwallis
What word means a complete change in how people live or work? Hint: The war was named after this word.
A: Revolution
B: Patriot
C. Constitution
A: Revolution
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The colonies loved his leadership so much that they made him the first official President of the colonies.
Who is George Washington?
What important role did George Washington play during the war?
He was in charge of the Continental Army.