History Quiz

Question 1

That they should (Thesis)

Answer 1

declare the causes which impel them to the separation

Question 2

We hold

Answer 2

these truths to be self-evident

Question 3

That all (Preamble 1)

Answer 3

men are created equal

Question 4

That they (Preamble 2)

Answer 4

are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights

Question 5

That among (Preamble 3)

Answer 5

these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Question 6

That to (Preamble 4)

Answer 6

secure these rights - Governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the government

Question 7

That whenever (Preamble 5)

Answer 7

any form of government becomes destructive of these ends - it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and to institute a new government.

Question 8

When was the Boston Massacre (Bloody Massacre)?

Answer 8

March, 1770

Question 9

Why did the British soldiers fire at the crowd in the Boston Massacre?

Answer 9

The people were protesting for independence and throwing things at the soldiers, so the British fired at them

Question 10

When was Lexington & Concord?

Answer 10

April 19, 1775

Question 11

Why did the British come to Lexington & Concord?

Answer 11

The First Continental Congress were stock-piled weapons

Question 12

What was created as a result of Lexington and Concord?

Answer 12

The second Continental Congres

Question 13

Who wrote Common Sense?

Answer 13

Thomas Paine

Question 14

When was Common Sense written?

Answer 14

January, 1776

Question 15

What did Common Sense do?

Answer 15

Inspired more people to want to become free and independent states

Question 16

What were The Articles of Confederation?

Answer 16

The first constitution

Question 17

What laws passed by the British in 1765 forced colonists to house their soldiers?

Answer 17

The Quartering Acts

Question 18

What did the British Parliament do to punish Boston for the Boston tea party?

Answer 18

They passed the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

Question 19

Who became commander in chief of the Continental Army?

Answer 19

George Washington

Question 20

Why was the battle at Lexington and Concord significant?

Answer 20

It was the first battle of the American
Revolution.

Question 21

What was the significance of the Battle of
Yorktown in Virginia in 1781?

Answer 21

The British defeat brought an end to the
American Revolution.

Question 22

When was the battle of Yorktown?

Answer 22

1781

Question 23

What country helped America in the American Revolution?

Answer 23

France

Question 24

What was the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 24

A document ending the Revolutionary War.The British agreed to recognize the independence of the US and to approve the new boundaries

Question 25

When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

Answer 25

1783

Question 26

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Answer 26

July 4th, 1776

Question 27

What was the first American government?

Answer 27

The Second Continental Congress