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a formal meeting or a law making body
What is congress
100
Why did Great Britain repeal, or cancel, the Stamp Act? 1)France invaded and conquered Great Britain 2)The colonists were threatening stamp agents and boycotting British goods 3) Great Britain earned enough money from the tax to repay its debt 4) The Stamp Act had cause Native American revolts
The colonists were threatening stamp agents and boycotting British goods
100
Great Britain taxed the colonies to repay its debt. Why was Great Britain in debt? 1) It owed the colonists money for imports of raw materials 2) It owed Spain money for building British ships 3) It owed France money because France sent soldiers to help the British control the colonists 4) It had borrowed money to help fight the French and Indian War
It had borrowed money to help fight the French and Indian War
100
Which of these statements BEST describe the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War? 1) Slave owners in the South sent their enslaved African Americans back to Africa so that they could not help the British. 2)African Americans fought on both sides during the war. They played an important role in the Patriot war effort. 3) Most enslaved African Americans chose to remain in slavery. 4) Conflict broke out between African Americans and Native Americans as both groups fought to control the land.
African Americans fought on both sides during the war. They played an important role in the Patriot war effort.
100
a volunteer army
What is militia
200
to refuse to use or buy something
What is Boycott
200
What set of laws placed new taxes on the colonists after the Stamp Act was repealed? 1) The Townshend Acts 2) The Sons of Liberty 3) The Declaration of Independence 4) The Daughters of Liberty
The Townshend Acts
200
What was a key result of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga? 1)The Patriots captured 59 British cannons. They took the cannons to Boston and forced the British to leave the city. 2)The German mercenaries switched sides to fight for the Patriots. 3) The Patriots gained control of all of the Georgia region. 4) The Patriot army was beaten badly. It surrendered to the British.
The Patriots captured 59 British cannons. They took the cannons to Boston and forced the British to leave the city.
200
Which statement is NOT true about Washington's winter at Valley Forge? 1) By spring, Washington's men had become a serious fighting force. 2) Hundreds of Washington's men died from disease, cold, and hunger. 3) Friedrich von Steuben taught Washington's officers to train their own men. 4) The British defeated his army in a surprise attack. Washington was forced to surrender.
The British defeated his army in a surprise attack. Washington was forced to surrender.
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a written request for rights or benefits
What is petition
300
a tax on imports
What is Tariff
300
Which statement is TRUE about the Boston Tea Party? 1) The colonists were happy because Great Britain had repealed the tea tax. 2) Colonists boarded a British ship in the night. They threw chests of tea into the sea. 3)The Boston Tea Party celebrated the arrival in the colonies of a new type of tea from England. 4) Patriots convinced Native Americans to destroy a British ship and its cargo of tea.
Colonists boarded a British ship in the night. They threw chests of tea into the sea.
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What key event took place AFTER the Patriots' victory in the Battle of Saratoga? 1) The Spanish invaded Great Britain. 2) The French army joined with the colonies to fight the British. 3) The Patriot army under Benedict Arnold fell apart. 4) The British took control of the whole Hudson River Valley.
The French army joined with the colonies to fight the British.
300
Which statement BEST summarizes the Boston Massacre? 1) British troops fired on colonists who were throwing snowballs and yelling at them. Five colonists died. 2) Many slave owners were killed in a slave revolt. 3) A group of colonists fired on a British army patrol. 4) The British massacred an entire Native American village near Boston.
British troops fired on colonists who were throwing snowballs and yelling at them. Five colonists died.
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the crime of fighting against one’s own country
What is treason
400
military rule
What is Martial Law
400
Parliament passed a series of harsh laws in response to the Boston Tea Party. What name did the colonists give to those laws? 1)The Intolerable Acts 2) Treaty of Paris 3) Common Sense 4) The Olive Branch Petition
The Intolerable Acts
400
Which of the following was a key advantage for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War? 1) The Patriots had large weapons factories that produced guns that were better than the guns the British troops had. 2) The Patriots discovered a huge deposit of gold near Philadelphia. They used the gold to buy enough supplies and weapons to defeat the British. 3)The British knew the local geography better than the Patriots. 4) The French, Dutch, and the Spanish allied themselves with the Patriots. They supplied troops, money, and arms.
The French, Dutch, and the Spanish allied themselves with the Patriots. They supplied troops, money, and arms.
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What was the purpose of Paul Revere's ride? 1) To carry the Declaration of Independence to Ben Franklin's printing shop. 2) To set fire to British supplies. 3) To warn the minutemen and Patriot leaders that British troops were coming to arrest them. 4) To transport rifles from the British to the minutemen.
To warn the minutemen and Patriot leaders that British troops were coming to arrest them.
400
soldiers who are paid to fight for another country
What are mercenaries
500
those who strongly opposed Britain’s actions
What is Patriot
500
Where were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War fought? 1) At Savannah and Charleston 2) At Trenton and Valley Forge 3) At Lexington and Concord 4) At Yorktown and Fort Ticonderoga
At Lexington and Concord
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What was the main outcome of the Battle of Yorktown? 1) Benedict Arnold betrayed the Patriots by switching to the British side. 2) The surrender of the British army under General Cornwallis marked the defeat of the British. 3) The colonies granted the French navy fishing rights in the Chesapeake Bay. 4) General Nathaniel Greene led surprise raids against the British army. Those raids weakened the British.
The surrender of the British army under General Cornwallis marked the defeat of the British.
500
What Southern Patriot known as the Swamp Fox attacked British forces with small groups of men, then moved quickly back into the woods or swamps? 1) Paul Revere 2) Francis Marion 3) Nathan Hale 4) Thomas Jefferson
Francis Marion
500
a formal agreement between the U.S and Great Britain in which Britain recognized American independence
What is Treaty of Paris