Chapter 1
Bills to Pay
Bills to Pay
The war known as the French and Indian War was fought between the British and the _____________.
French.
The group formed in Boston that protested against the Stamp Act was called the ________ ___ ___________.
Sons of Liberty.
The series of laws passed by the British government in response to the Boston Tea Party were known as the ______________ ______.
Intolerable Acts.
Who was appointed as the commander of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress?
A) Samuel Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Hancock
D) George Washington
D) George Washington
The Continental Army was initially made up of farmers and ___________.
shopkeepers
The British government imposed the _______ Act in 1765, which taxed printed materials such as newspapers and pamphlets.
Stamp
What significant act of protest did the Sons of Liberty carry out in December 1773 against British tea?
A) Boston Tea Party
B) Boston Tea Protest
C) Tea Act Rebellion
D) Sons of Liberty Tea Offense
A) Boston Tea Party
The First Continental Congress met in September 1774 in _______________, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia
The battle that took place on June 17, 1775, is commonly known as the Battle of ________ Hill.
Bunker
What significant victory did George Washington achieve on Christmas night in 1776?
A) Battle of Germantown
B) Battle of Long Island
C) Battle of Trenton
D) Battle of Saratoga
C) Battle of Trenton
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain who proposed the Stamp Act?
A) George Washington
B) George Greenville
C) King George III
D) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Greenville
The incident on March 5, 1770, where British soldiers fired on a crowd of Bostonians, is known as the _______________ _________________.
Boston Massacre.
What was the main purpose of the Boston Port Act?
A) To allow the British soldiers to stay in colonists' homes
B) To establish a trial by jury for Bostonians
C) To close Boston Harbor
D) To impose new taxes on imported goods
C) To close Boston Harbor
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called ____________, which argued for independence from Great Britain.
Common Sense
The Battle of __________ was the first major victory for the Continental Army, resulting in the surrender of over 6,000 British soldiers.
Saratoga
The colonists believed it was unfair that important decisions about their taxes were being made by a Parliament with no __________ from the 13 colonies.
representation.
What was the main slogan of the Sons of Liberty that expressed their opposition to taxation?
A) No more taxes
B) Taxation is theft
C) Liberty or death
D) No taxation without representation
D) No taxation without representation
Who famously declared, "Give me liberty or give me death!" during a speech advocating for armed resistance against British rule?
Patrick Henry
What date was the Declaration of Independence officially approved by the Second Continental Congress?
July 4th, 1776
What was the name of the Polish engineer who helped the Continental Army by providing strategies to slow down the British army?
A) Tadeusz Kościuszko
B) Marquis de Lafayette
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Thomas Jefferson
Answer: A) Tadeusz Kościuszko
What year did the British achieve victory in the Battle of Québec?
A) 1754
B) 1765
C) 1763
D) 1759
D) 1759
Who was Crispus Attucks?
He was killed during the Boston Massacre, was part African and part Native American.
On April 19, 1775, the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in _____________, Massachusetts.
Lexington
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson stated that all men are created equal and are endowed with certain unalienable rights. What are the 3 unalienable rights all men have?
liberty, life, and the pursuit of happiness
During the winter of 1777 to 1778, George Washington’s army faced severe hardships at Valley Forge. Name 3 hardships the continental army suffered during this time.
a lack of food and shelter, proper clothing, cold winters, and minimal medicine.