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True or False
100

What is an American colonists who rejected British rule?

A Patriot

100

Which act shut down Boston Port to show how much the Colonists needed Britain?

The Boston Port Act

100

where did the Patriots propose "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION?"

The Stamp Act Congress

100

Who is famed for having said "the British are coming?"

Paul Revere

100

the Patriots want to separate from British parliament?

True

200

What is a colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause?

A Loyalist

200

Which act changed the Governors of the Massachusetts?

The Massachusetts Government Act

200

where did the Colonists propose to form the "Continental Association"

The First Continental Congress

200

Who wrote "Common Sense?"

Thomas Paine

200

the Boston Tea Party was a bunch of men dressed as Natives

True, they used it as disguise

300

What is a form of government with a monarch at the head?

Monarchy

300

What act made high ranking British officers able to be tried by jury in another colony or England instead of the colony they were charged?

The Administration of Justice Act

300

Where did the colonists propose to have George Washington as their general for war?

The Second Continental Congress

300

Who did the Patriots try to make their General?

George Washington

300

in Johny Tremain, his leg was injured and handicapped?

False, it was his hand

400

What is a system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives?

a Democracy


400

Which act forced colonists to house British soldiers?

The Quartering Act

400
Where did the Loyalist Colonists try to propose to Galloway Act as a compromise with British Parliament?

First Continental Congress

400

What was the secret group of Patriots called?

The Sons of Liberty

400

The first shot in the war was by the British near Niagara Falls?

False, it was Lexington and Concord

500

What is a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates?

A Congress

500

What act forced you to pay for the stamp on every formal document?

The Stamp Act

500

What was the first meeting to vote on proposals?

The Stamp Act Congress

500

What is the British Kind during the American Revolution?

King George III

500

The ships in the Tea Party were the Dartmouth, Eleanor, and the Beaver

True