American Revolution #1
This act passed a law requiring colonists to pay a 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
Who were the people who remained loyal to King George III?
A. Loyalists
B. Patriots
C. militia
A. Loyalists
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
How many days did it take Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence?
A. 17 days
B. 20 days
C. 3 days
A. 17 days
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
These were a series of laws passed by the British to punish the American colonies.
A. The Townshend Acts
B. The Quartering Acts
C. The Intolerable Acts
C. The Intolerable Acts
This document was written to King George III, stating that the colonies wanted their independence and that they should have rights.
A. The Intolerable Acts
B. The Declaration of Independence
C. The Siege of Boston
B. 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
These are volunteer soldiers who are regular citizens:
C. militia
B. patriots
C. loyalists
C. militia
What state are Lexington and Concord in?
A. New York
B. California
C. Massachusetts
C. Massachusetts
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in _________________ to write the Declaration of Indepedence.
A. Boston
B. Philadelphia
C. Albany
B. Philadelphia
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.
A. Samuel Adams
B. Donald Trump
C. George Washington
C. George Washington
Who rode his horse to warn that the British were coming?
A. George Washington
B. Robert Livingston
C. Paul Revere
C. Paul Revere