Part 1
Which of these events first resulted in a change in British policy toward the American colonists and the establishment of taxes on the Colonial subjects?
A. The War of Jenkins' Ear
B. The French and Indian War
C. The Battle of Lexington and Concord
D. Beginning of the American Revolution
B. The French and Indian War
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on all paper goods, where a British stamp and tax would be put on all paper goods.
Who Wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Why was Thomas Jefferson important in the revolutionary war?
He wrote much of the Declaration of Independence?
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Which of these played the MOST important role in causing the American Revolution?
A. The Ending of Slavery
B. The War of 1812
C. The French and Indian War
D. The Presidential Election of George Washington
C. The French and Indian War
The Boston Massacre was
A. An unprovoked attack upon innocent civilians by ruthless British soldiers.
B. Great Britain's response when smuggle goods were discovered in Boston harbor.
C. The Killing of a large mob by mercenaries hired by the British in the port of Boston.
D. An incident in which five civilians were killed after British soldiers were surrounded by an angry mob.
D. An incident in which five civilians were killed after British soldiers were surrounded by an angry mob.
The assistance of the French was given to the American Continental Army after the battle of
A. Cowpens.
B. New York.
C. Saratoga.
D. Lexington.
C. Saratoga
At the Second Continental Congress, what was one of the slogans of the Patriots in their support of pursuing American independence?
A. "Long live the King!"
B. "No Salutary Neglect!"
C. "We Want Virtual Representation!"
D. "No Taxation without Representation!"
D. No Taxation without Representation
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What do the different sections of the Join or Die political cartoon represent?
How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?
A. By representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies.
B. By increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.
C. By raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament.
D. By ignoring American representatives in Parliament on issues of taxes levied in the American colonies.
C. By raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament.
Lexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?
A. Mexican War.
B. Seven Years' War.
C. American Revolution.
D. Spanish-American War.
C. American Revolution
A Loyalist in North America in the 1770s would have MOST LIKELY supported which of these?
A. revolution against the King
B. Boycotting British-made goods
C. Remaining a part of Great Britain
D. Declaring independence from Great Britain
C. Remaining a part of Great Britain
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What was the Join or Die political cartoon encouraging the colonists to do?
Stand and fight together, the American colonies needed to unite in their efforts.
Why was Thomas Paine's Common Sense so important?
A. It suggested a plan of for peace with Britain.
B. It suggested economic reforms for the colonies.
C. It outlined an obvious and democratic plan of protest against England.
D. It pointed out that colonists should not stay loyal to the British king.
D. It pointed out that colonists should not stay loyal to the British King.
The British surrendered to the Continental Army in 1781 following the:
A. Boston Massacre.
B. Battle of Yorktown.
C. Battle of Saratoga.
D. Battle of Lexington.
B. Battle of Yorktown
A patriot in North America in the 1770s would have MOST LIKELY supported which of these?
A. Boycotting British-made goods
B. Supporting the "Coercive Acts"
C. Remaining a part of Great Britain
D. Becoming a member of the "red coats"
A. Boycotting British-made goods.
If you had a time machine, what would you do with it?
Time machine answer.
In 1754, Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union. Which statement BEST describes the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
A. It put for a strategy for the colonies to unite and form a new country.
B. It suggested that the colonies ally with each other for defense.
C. It was meant to put an end to the French and Indian War.
D. It sought to prevent Great Britain from invading.
B. It suggested that the colonies ally with each other for defense.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense encouraged support for the American independence movement by
A. Appealing to the colonists' sense of inalienable rights and liberty.
B. Blaming the British for starting the "peculiar institution" of slavery.
C. Listing specific grievances against King George III and the British government.
D. Reminding Americans that colonies fighting for independence rarely resulted in success.
A. Appealing to the colonists' sense of inalienable rights and liberty.
Where do we get this quote: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
The Declaration of Independence.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
-The Declaration of Independence
In this passage from the Declaration of Independence, the primary complaint of the colonists is centered around Parliament's passage of what?
The Quartering Act
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