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100

The location of the Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

  1. Boston
  2. New York
  3. Britain
  4. Paris

Paris 

100

Why were the people of Boston so upset about the passing of the Tea Act?

  1. Tea tasted bad
  2. They had no representation in parliament
  3. The people of Boston loved the Tea Act
  4. The tea was of poor quality

B. They had no representation in parliament

100

The Townshend Acts were known to put taxes on:

  1. Everyday items used by the colonists
  2. Trade
  3. Stamps
  4. Smuggling

A. Everyday items used by the colonists

100

A healthy balance of trade, and the application of tariffs are rules of

  1. Fascism
  2. Mercantilism
  3. Monarchy
  4. The Enlightenment

B. Mercantilism

100

“The shot heard around the world” was fired at

  1. The Battle of Yorktown
  2. Boston Tea Party
  3. The Battle of Trenton
  4. The Battle of Lexington

D. The Battle of Lexington

200

Under Salutary Neglect the colonists were allowed to

  1. live under strict rule by the crown
  2. trade solely with England
  3. govern themselves under minimal supervision
  4. sell tea specifically from English merchants



C. Govern themselves under minimal supervision

200

What was the name of the group of essays that inspired colonists to fight harder during the Battle of Trenton?

  1. The American Crisis
  2. Common Sense
  3. The Olive Branch Petition
  4. The Declaration of Rights

A. The American Crisis

200

Which title best completes the partial outline below?

Yorktown

Trenton

Lexington

Saratoga

Locations of key battles of the Revolutionary war

200

Which title best completes the partial outline below?

John Adams

John Hancock

Samuael Adams

Paul Revere

Revolutionary Figures from Boston

200

The Sons of Liberty, in an act of rebellion, dumped barrels of tea into the water. What was that called?

The Boston Tea party.

300

Which early act or policy from the King imposed on the colonies started the slogan “no taxation without representation”

The Stamp Act

300

After this Battle France found it beneficial to join the Revolutionary War

Battle of Saratoga 

300

The middle passage was known to be a brutal journey from Africa to the Americas. What was mainly transported on this passage?

Slaves

300

I’m everyone’s favorite merchant from Boston and a leader in the sons of liberty

John Hancock

300

I wrote two highly influential pamphlets that inspired colonists. One to fight harder and the other to declare independence

Thomas Paine

400

I was the Virginian who penned the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

400

I fought my hardest in the battle of Yorktown under General Washington. He had me take redoubt #10, big success

Alexander Hamilton

400

I defended the rights of foreign soldiers during the trial of Boston Massacre for the purpose of a fair and just trial

John Adams

400

George Washington was labeled an assassin for his effort in the Jumonville incident and the Battle of Fort Necessity. What war did this start_______________.


French and Indian War.

400

What state, due to long distance travel, was absent from the Continental Congress, hint they were made as a buffer state from Spanish Florida ____________.


Georgia

500

William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and Paul Revere rode to Lexington to alert __________ the British were coming

George Washington, John Hancock

500

Before the battle of ______________ Washington had planned to attack Henry Clinton in New York.

Yorktown

500

The Great Awakening was a change in the colonists where __________ became more personal

Religion

500

Under the Articles of Confederation the government lacked the power to __________


Tax

500

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Formally declare the American colonies' separation from Great Britain.