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American Revolution Test 12/17 Flashcards

1
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Also known as Revolutionary War. British colonies fought for their independence from GREAT BRITAIN; then created their own country (USA) _________

A

American Revolution

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Act placed tax on all paper products:

a. Sugar Act
b. Stamp Act
c. Coercive Act
d. Tea Act

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b. Stamp Act

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Act placed tax on anything that used sugar; especially harmful to economies on NE Colonies:

a. Sugar Act
b. Stamp Act
c. Coercive Act
d. Tea Act

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a. Sugar Act

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Act placed a tax on tea, a lot of colonist protest this act by participating in the Boston Tea Party

a. Sugar Act
b. Stamp Act
c. Coercive Act
d. Tea Act

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d. Tea Act

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Act passed in response to Boston Tea Party, closed the Boston harbor, prohibited town meetings.

a. Sugar Act
b. Stamp Act
c. Coercive Act
d. Tea Act

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c. Coercive Act

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Series of acts that taxed imported goods and allowed established new courts throughout the colonies.

a. Sugar Act
b. Stamp Act
c. Coercive Act
d. Townshend Acts

A

d. Townshend Acts

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Colonists (some dressed as Native Americans) boarded British ships of tea that GB refused to send back and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest

a. Boston Massacre
b. Boston Tea Party
c. Taxation without representation

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b. Boston Tea Party

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Colonists were protesting taxes at Boston Commons House, they threw rocks and snowballs at British soldiers, British soldiers shot and killed multiple colonists.

a. Boston Massacre
b. Boston Tea Party
c. Taxation without representation

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a. Boston Massacre

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The main reason colonists were angry over the taxes was because of _________

a. Boston Massacre
b. Boston Tea Party
c. Taxation without representation

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c. Taxation with representation (no representation in Parliament)

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Colony where Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party occurred; the most severely punished after the acts of rebellions: ___________

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Massachusetts

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Congress that met in Philadelphia, PA to respond to the Coercive Acts and draft the Declaration of Independence

a. Sons of Liberty
b. British Parliament
c. First and Second Continental Congress

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c. First and Second Continental Congress

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Influential group of rebellious colonist who strongly opposed the British govt and King George III, favored independence and had several participants in the Boston Tea Party.

a. Yankee Doodle
b. Native Americans
c. Sons of Liberty

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c. Sons of Liberty

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1st person to sign the Declaration of Independence (DOI) and his signature was far larger than others

a. Thomas Jefferson
b. John Adams
c. John Hancock
d. Benjamin Franklin

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c. John Hancock

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Song written by a British soldier during the French and Indian War but the colonists used it as a patriotic song during the American Revolution (AR)

a. The National Anthem
b. Yankee Doodle
c. America the Beautiful
d. Texas, Our Texas

A

b. Yankee Doodle

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Founding Father that was early supporter of independence, he wrote the Massachusetts Constitution and later became our second president.

a. Benjamin Franklin
b. John Adams
c. Alexander Hamilton
d. Thomas Jefferson

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b. John Adams

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Influential statesman who was well-known and respected by many. The only person to sign the DOI, US Constitution, Treaty of Alliance, and Treaty of Paris.

a. Benjamin Franklin
b. John Adams
c. Alexander Hamilton
d. Thomas Jefferson

A

a. Benjamin Franklin

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Senior aide to General Washington during the AR, founded our nations’ financial system, and the first Secretary of Treasury.

a. Benjamin Franklin
b. John Adams
c. Alexander Hamilton
d. Thomas Jefferson

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c. Alexander Hamilton

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From VA, he was the primary author of DOI, and our 3rd President.

a. Benjamin Franklin
b. John Adams
c. Alexander Hamilton
d. Thomas Jefferson

A

d. Thomas Jefferson

19
Q

Named the “Father of the Constitution” wrote the Bill of RIghts and later became our 4th President

a. George Washington
b. James Madison
c. Alexander Hamilton
d. John Adams

A

b. James Madison

20
Q

Led the war strategy against GB during the AR, was highly respected for his skills in leadership, and became our 1st President

a. George Washington
b. James Madison
c. Alexander Hamilton
d. John Adams

A

a. George Washington

21
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Date when we celebrate our country’s independence because of Declaration of Independence

A

July 4, 1776

22
Q

Who won the American Revolution

A

the Colonies - now the USA

23
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Which of the following is NOT a significant battle during the American Revolution

a. Lexington and Concord
b. Battle of Monmouth
c. Battle of Bunker Hill
d. Washington’s Crossing
d. Battle of Yorktown

A

b. Battle of Monmouth

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