American Revolution

Question 1

Justin Ding

Answer 1

1/2 B

Question 2

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Answer 2

In the first two battles of the revolution - Lexington - 70 colonists stood up to 700 British soldiers, 8 died - Concord - First American Victory

Question 3

Second Continental Congress

Answer 3

All thirteen colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia

Question 4

Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 4

The colonists positioned right outside of Boston, the British advanced three times and finally took the fort but with a lot of casualties

Question 5

Common Sense

Answer 5

A pamphlet of patriot ideas, widely read by colonists. It was made to break ties with Britain.

Question 6

The Declaration of Independence

Answer 6

Not debated until mid-1776s, a document that declared the US was independent of Britain

Question 7

Sugar Act

Answer 7

1764 - Put a small tax on molasses

Question 8

Stamp Act

Answer 8

1765 - Called for a small tax on newspapers, diplomas, contracts, and other legal documents

Question 9

Declaratory Act

Answer 9

Parliament had supreme authority to govern the colonies

Question 10

Townshend Acts/writs of assistance

Answer 10

They taxed many colonial essentials such as glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. It also allowed British officials to search anywhere for smuggled goods.

Question 11

Tea Act

Answer 11

Required American colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company

Question 12

Intolerable Acts

Answer 12

Closed the port of Boston and allowed the British to house troops wherever necessary

Question 13

Olive Branch Petition

Answer 13

A letter was sent to King George by the second continental congress asking to restore harmony between Britain and the colonies

Question 14

Boycotts

Answer 14

Refused to buy British goods, a form of peaceful protest

Question 15

Richard Henry Lee

Answer 15

He was the person that stated the idea of revolution and cutting ties with Britian

Question 16

George III

Answer 16

He let 10k soldiers in the colonies enforce the Proclamation

Question 17

James Otis

Answer 17

He declared “Taxation without representation is tyranny” in response to the sugar act

Question 18

Whigs

Answer 18

Wanted to change things and expand rights

Question 19

Patrick Henry

Answer 19

Called for resistance to the tax in the House of Burgesses

Question 20

Committees of Safety

Answer 20

Secret groups that organized resistance to British taxes in the colonies, staged peaceful and violent protests

Question 21

Sons of Liberty

Answer 21

Young men who would carry out these protests

Question 22

Paul Revere

Answer 22

Rode from Boston to Lexington

Question 23

John Adams

Answer 23

John Adams was criticized for defending the 8 soldiers but gave them a fair trial

Question 24

Committees of Correspondence

Answer 24

Sam Adams called for groups in each colony to exchange letters about politics

Question 25

General Gage

Answer 25

Supposed to arrest patriot leaders and destroy militia supplies

Question 26

Billy Dawes

Answer 26

Rode from Boston to Lexington

Question 27

Samuel Prescott

Answer 27

Rode from Lexing to Concord

Question 28

Patriots

Answer 28

People who sided with rebels

Question 29

Loyalists

Answer 29

Loyal to the king and against the fight

Question 30

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

Answer 30

Let the attack on Fort Ticonderoga winning a large amount of artillery

Question 31

George Washington

Answer 31

Founded Second Continental Congress.

Question 32

Thomas Paine

Answer 32

Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Question 33

Stamp Act Congress

Answer 33

Men from 9 colonies met to discuss taxes, it was the first colonial gathering to consider acting together in protest.

Question 34

Boston Massacre

Answer 34

In the violent incident between colonists and British soldiers, colonists taunted British soldiers to fire, they did 5 people were killed.

Question 35

Boston Tea Party

Answer 35

Sons of liberty destroyed tea on 3 ships worth thousands

Question 36

First Continental Congress

Answer 36

Twelve of thirteen colonies sent representatives to Phili to discuss politics