Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War 2
Revolutionary War 3
Revolutionary War 4
Revolutionary War 5
100
What was the tax on paper goods?
A. The Tea Act
B. The Stamp Act
C. The Sugar Act
D. The Quartering Act
Stamp Act
100
______ was the number of Tea Boxes that were dumped in the Boston Harbor.
A: 100
B: 4
C: 342
D: 344
C: What is 342 boxes
100
The conflict over land where Britain defeated France was named this.
A. The American Revolution
B. The War of 1812
C. The Civil War
D. The French and Indian War
D: French and Indian War
100
This document officially ended the French and Indian War
A. The Declaration of Independence
B. The Olive Branch Petition
C. The Articles of Confederation
D. Treaty of Paris
D: What is the Treaty of Paris?
100
What caused the French and Indian War?
A. Disagreements over taxes on tea
B. Conflict over land in the Ohio River Valley
C. The signing of the Declaration of Independence
D. The Boston Tea Party
B: What is the land dispute over the Ohio River Valley?
200
This required colonists to house British Soldiers
A. The Stamp Act
B. The Tea Act
C. The Quartering Act
D. The Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
200
How did the French and Indian War lead to American independence?
A. Britain taxed the colonies to pay for the war, causing colonial anger.
B. Britain gave the colonies complete independence after the war.
C. France took control of the American colonies.
D. The war ended all disagreements between Britain and the colonies.
A. Britain taxed the colonies to pay for the war, causing colonial anger.
200
The first constitution of the United States, in effect from 1781 to 1789, established a weak central government.
A. The Constitution
B. The Bill of Rights
C. The Declaration of Independence
D. Articles of Confederation
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
Which act required colonists to use British currency?
A. The Stamp Act
B. The Tea Act
C. The Quartering Act
D. Currency Act
D: Currency Act
200
A British decree issued by King George III after the Seven Years' War that prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
A. The Stamp Act
B. The Tea Act
C. The Quartering Act
D. Proclamation of 1763
D: What is the Proclamation of 1763?
300
He was selected as the commander of the Continental Army.
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. George Washington
D. John Adams
Who is George Washington?
300
The colonial militia members of the American Revolution were ready to fight at a moment's notice
A. Redcoats
B. Patriots
C. Minutemen
D. Loyalists
Who are the Minutemen?
300
A document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III in July 1775, which was a final attempt to avoid war and achieve reconciliation with Great Britain
A. The Declaration of Independence
B. The Articles of Confederation
C. The Olive Branch Petition
D. The Bill of Rights
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
300
The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in 5 deaths was called...
A. The Boston Tea Party
B. The Boston Massacre
C. The Battle of Bunker Hill
D. The Intolerable Acts
B: The Boston Massacre
300
A political slogan that became a rallying cry during the American Revolution
A. No Taxation Without Representation
B. Join, or Die
C. Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
D. United We Stand
A: What is "No taxation without representation"?
400
What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?
A. Colonists were protesting taxes on tea.
B. Colonists wanted more British soldiers in Boston.
C. Colonists were celebrating a victory over Britain.
D. Colonists were protesting the Stamp Act.
A: Colonists were protesting taxes on tea.
400
Colonist who remained loyal to the British government
A. Patriots
B. Minutemen
C. Loyalists
D. Sons of Liberty
C: Loyalist
400
The first battle of the Revolutionary war
A. The Battle of Bunker Hill
B. The Battle of Yorktown
C. The Battle of Saratoga
D. Battles of Lexington and Concord
D: Battle of Lexington and Concord
400
An extremist group that went against the British government
A. The Continental Congress
B. The Minutemen
C. The Loyalists
D. Sons of Liberty
D: Sons of Liberty
400
Colonist who wanted independence from Britain
A. Loyalists
B. Redcoats
C. Patriots
D. Tories
C: Patriots
500
A loosely organized, sometimes violent, political organization active in the Thirteen American Colonies, founded to advance the rights of the colonists. What is this group called?
A. The Continental Congress
B. The Sons of Liberty
C. The Redcoats
D. The Minutemen
B: The Sons of Liberty
500
This person was the creator of this Political Cartoon
A. George Washington
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Paul Revere
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
500
Why did Britain start taxing the colonists?
A. To pay for the debt from the French and Indian War
B. To encourage more people to move to the colonies
C. To reward the colonies for their loyalty
D. To help France rebuild after the war
A: To Pay back debt from the French and Indian war
500
After the Boston Tea Party, Great Britain created this Act as a punishment for the insurrection in the harbor.
A. The Intolerable Acts
B. The Tea Act
C. The Stamp Act
D. The Quartering Act
A: What is the Intolerable Act?
500
The 11-year-old Boy who lost his life during the Boston Massacre
A. John Adams
B. Crispus Attucks
C. Christopher Seider
D. Samuel Adams
C: Who is Christopher Seider?