Lesson 2

Question 1

Peace of Paris

Answer 1

This was established in 1763 and said that Britain now ruled India, Canada, Florida, and the entire east of the colonies.

Question 2

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 2

Strictly limited colonial settlement west of the App mountains

Question 3

Sugar Act of 1764

Answer 3

Changed taxes on imported sugar

Question 4

Stamp Act of 1765

Answer 4

Levied a tax on every printed paper and document.

Question 5

Edmund Burke and William Pitt

Answer 5

Provided the colonists support.

Question 6

Intolerable Acts

Answer 6

In 1774, Parliament passed these and they closed Boston’s ports and changed the Constitution of Massachusetts.

Question 7

First Continental Congress Meeting

Answer 7

September 5, 1774 at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia

Question 8

Quebec Act

Answer 8

This was in 1774 and established Roman Catholicism as Quebec’s main religion and it extended Quebec’s boarders.

Question 9

When did the First Continental Congress Adjourn?

Answer 9

October 26, 1774

Question 10

Second Continental Congress Meeting

Answer 10

May 10, 1775 in Philadelphia

Question 11

Olive Branch Petition

Answer 11

Congress presented this to Parliament but King George III declined it.

Question 12

Prohibitory Act

Answer 12

This said that Britain would no longer protect the colonies.

Question 13

Common Sense

Answer 13

A booklet written by Thomas Paine in 1776

Question 14

The Virginia Convention

Answer 14

This met on May 15 and ordered a resolution for American independence.

Question 15

Where did the War Begin?

Answer 15

April 19, 1775 at Lexington Green and Concord Bridge

Question 16

When was Boston Captured?

Answer 16

March 1776

Question 17

When was New York Captured?

Answer 17

July 1776

Question 18

What Led the French to Join the American Cause?

Answer 18

The defeat of General John Burgoyne at Saratoga

Question 19

When was George Washington Chosen to be the Continental Army’s General?

Answer 19

He was appointed June 15, 1775

Question 20

Treaty of Paris

Answer 20

Britain recognized America’s independence by the Treaty of Paris in 1783