People of the Revolution
Who was chosen as Commander of the Continental Army?
a. George Washington
b. Patrick Henry
c. Paul Revere
a. George Washington
What did Parliament do to the Stamp Act after colonists protested?
a. Made it stronger
b. Repealed it
c. Ignored it
b. Repealed it
Why did the British attack Concord and Lexington?
a. For tea
b. To capture supplies
c. To arrest leaders
b. To capture supplies
What were colonists who supported independence called?
a. Loyalists
b. Patriots
c. Redcoats
b. Patriots
What meeting responded to British taxes?
a. Stamp Act Congress
b. First Continental Congress
c. Boston Meeting
b. First Continental Congress
Why did colonists disguise themselves during the Boston Tea Party?
a. For fun
b. To confuse the British
c. So they wouldn't be identified
c. So they wouldn't be identified
Why did Britain tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?
a. To punish them
b. To gain revenue
c. For power
b. To gain revenue
Why did colonies declare independence?
a. Taxation without representation
b. Wanted a king
c. Join Canada
a. Taxation without representation
Who were ready at a minute's notice?
a. Regulars
b. Minutemen
c. Soldiers
b. Minutemen
Where did the Second Continental Congress meet?
a. New York
b. Washington D.C.
c. Philadelphia
c. Philadelphia
The ______ decided that only the colonial governments could tax the colonists.
a. Stamp Act Congress
b. Townshend Acts
c. Sons of Liberty
a. Stamp Act Congress
What did 'taxation without representation' mean?
a. Colonists couldn't vote
b. Colonists paid too much tax
c. No say in Parliament
c. No say in Parliament
When did the Boston Massacre occur?
a. 1775
b. 1776
c. 1770
c. 1770
Where did the British attack to stop rebel supplies?
a. Boston
b. Concord and Lexington
c. Philadelphia
b. Concord and Lexington
What document ended the Revolutionary War?
a. Constitution
b. Bill of Rights
c. Treaty of Paris
c. Treaty of Paris
How many Americans were killed in the Boston Massacre?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
What was the Stamp Act designed to tax?
a. Clothing and tools
b. Printed materials like newspapers and legal documents
c. Food and water
b. Printed materials like newspapers and legal documents
How did the colonists respond to unfair British taxes?
a. They moved to Canada
b. They organized protests and boycotts
c. They built new cities
b. They organized protests and boycotts
What was the “shot heard 'round the world”?
a. A cannon fired in Boston
b. A warning shot during a protest
c. The first shot of the American Revolution at Lexington
c. The first shot of the American Revolution at Lexington
What important document was signed on July 4, 1776?
a. The Treaty of Paris
b. The Declaration of Independence
c. The Constitution
b. The Declaration of Independence
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. John Adams
b. Thomas Jefferson
Why did the colonists hate the taxes Britain imposed?
a. They were too rich to care
b. They wanted to fight
c. They had no representatives in Parliament
c. They had no representatives in Parliament
What was the colonists’ main complaint about British rule?
a. They had no say in making the laws
b. They wanted a new king
c. They were forced to learn British customs
a. They had no say in making the laws
What war set the stage for taxes?
a. Civil War
b. French and Indian War
c. War of 1812
b. French and Indian War
What was the purpose of the Continental Congress meetings?
a. To crown a new king
b. To build a new capital
c. To discuss and respond to British policies and plan for independence
c. To discuss and respond to British policies and plan for independence