Vocabulary
Colonists who were against British Law were called:
A. Patriots
B. Loyalist
C. Merchant
D. Enslaved People
A. Patriots
This was one of the men who rode to Concord and Lexington to warn the men that General Gage was leading British troops to those areas.
A. George Washington
B. King George III
C. Christopher Columbus
D. Paul Revere
D. Paul Revere
The colonists in the Southern Colonies had long growing seasons during which they used enslaved people to work on their...
A. shipbuilding yards
B. Plantations
C. Longhouses
D. Port Cities
B. Plantations
The Declaration of Independence stated all of the following except:
A. the rights of the colonists
B. ways King George III had violated these rights
C. ships could no longer use the Boston harbor
D. the 13 colonies are independent from the British government
C. ships could no longer use the Boston harbor
Which tribes lived in longhouses that could hold up to 30 families?
A. Plains Tribes
B. California Tribes
C. Southwest Tribes
D. Northeastern Tribes
D. Northeastern Tribes
A place located along a coast where ships load and unload goods is called a:
A. Skirmish
B. Port City
C. Tax
D. Longhouse
B. Port City
Which of the following is true about Thomas Jefferson?
A. Led a surprise attack against the British at the Battle of Trenton.
B. Settled Pennsylvania
C. Threw tea into the Boston Harbor
D. Drafted the Declaration of Independence
D. Drafted the Declaration of Independence
Where on the map did the colonists from England settle?
A. The East Coast (Pink on the map)
B. Canada and middle America (Green on the map)
C. Central America (Orange on the map)
A. The East Coast (Pink on the map)
Fighting over land at the Ohio River led to the:
A. Battles of Saratoga
B. French and Indian War
C. Settlement of Pennsylvania
D. Boston Tea Party
B. French and Indian War
The Plains tribes lived in houses that they could easily move around to follow the food they hunted. These houses were called...
A. Longhouses
B. Tepees
C. Wigwams
D. Chickees
B. Tepees
Money that the government collects from its people is called:
A. Tax
B. Charter
C. Ammunition
D. Debt
A. Tax
This explorer encouraged Spain to fund his voyages to look for new trading routes to Asia.
A. King George III
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Christopher Columbus
D. Mr. Oberholtzer
C. Christopher Columbus
This Act required colonists to feed and shelter British soldiers.
A. The Currency Act
B. The Stamp Act
C. The Quartering Act
D. The Sugar Act
C. The Quartering Act
A. The lottery
B. The Revolutionary War
C. The Battles of Saratoga
D. World War II
B. The Revolutionary War
The Southwest Tribes gathered and ate...
A. Buffalo
B. Fish
C. Cactus Fruit
D. Tepees
C. Cactus Fruit
A name for a small battle is called:
A. Skirmish
B. Migration
C. Minutemen
D. Redcoat
D. Redcoat
Which of the following is NOT true about George Washington?
A. He was the first General in the Continental Army.
B. He led a losing battle at Fort Necessity.
C. He passed many acts as punishments to the colonists.
D. He led a surprise attack against the British and Hessians on Dec 25, 1776.
C. He passed many acts as punishments to the colonists.
The colonists thought it was unfair to have no say in government and began saying that there would be...
A. No Taxation without Representation
B. No Tea in Boston
C. No rest for the weary
D. A massacre in Boston
A. No Taxation without Representation
The Battle of Yorktown was...
A. The last battle of the Revolutionary War
B. The first battle of the Revolutionary War
C. Named after the wrong hill
D. A battle between the French and the Native Americans
A. The last battle of the Revolutionary War
What tribes collected a lot of acorns?
A. Plains Tribes
B. California Tribes
C. Southwest Tribes
D. Northeastern Tribes
B. California Tribes
A Loyalist is:
A. a person who makes a living buying and selling goods
B. someone loyal to Great Britain
C. an idea that is used to explain facts or events
B. someone loyal to Great Britain
After the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed a set of laws called the Coercive Acts. But the Colonists called them the:
A. Mean Acts
B. Tea Acts
C. Intolerable Acts
D. Horrible Acts
C. Intolerable Acts
This job was made possible because of the forests in the New England colonies:
A. Farming
B. Fishing
C. Raising Livestock
D. Shipbuilding
D. Shipbuilding
The First Continental Congress was to petition King George III to repeal his harsh laws. What was the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?
A. To draft the Declaration of Independence and name George Washington the leader of the army.
B. To punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
C. To ask King George III for money.
D. To beg King George to let Americans come back to Great Britain.
A. To draft the Declaration of Independence and name George Washington the leader of the army.
What is the most popular theory that explains how the first people came to the Americas?
A. The Land Bridge Theory
B. The Boat Theory
C. The Plane Theory
D. Time Travel
A. The Land Bridge Theory