Proclamation of 1763

Question 1

stated that the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Answer 1

Proclamation of 1763

Question 2

Following the_____, the Great Britain needed revenue to pay debt it accumulated.

Answer 2

French and Indian War

Question 3

lowered taxes on molasses and allowed officers to seize goods from accused smugglers.

Answer 3

The Sugar Act

Question 4

taxed printed materials such as newspapers and wills.

Answer 4

The Stamp Act

Question 5

restricted town meetings in Boston.

Answer 5

The Massachusetts Government Act

Question 6

stated that the Parliament had the right to tax Colonists.

Answer 6

The Declaratory Act.

Question 7

taxed imported goods before they arrived to the Colonists.

Answer 7

The Townshend Act.

Question 8

gave the British East India Company nearly total control of the market for tea in the colonies.

Answer 8

The Tea Act

Question 9

extended Canada’s territory south to the Ohio River ignoring colonists’ claim to that region.

Answer 9

The Quebec Act

Question 10

was a secret society that organised violent and nonviolent protests of British laws.

Answer 10

The Sons of Liberty

Question 11

was the governing body of Great Britian

Answer 11

The Parliment

Question 12

created a famous engraving of the Boston Massacre that was used as propaganda throughout the colonies

Answer 12

Paul Revere

Question 13

The famous painting of the Boston Massacre shows a_______

Answer 13

British officer ordering troops to fire.

Question 14

How many colonists died during the Boston Massacre?

Answer 14

5 colonists

Question 15

is information used to influence public opinion.

Answer 15

propaganda

Question 16

required colonists to house British troops.

Answer 16

The Quartering Act

Question 17

was the lawyer that defended the British officers that were involved in the Boston Massacre.

Answer 17

John Adams

Question 18

cost England about 1 million dollars.

Answer 18

The Boston Tea Party

Question 19

In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British government

Answer 19

passed a series of laws known as the Coercive Acts

Question 20

The First Continental Congress included delegates from all colonies except

Answer 20

Georgia

Question 21

In preparing for conflict against Great Britain, militas

Answer 21

practiced using muskets and cannons

Question 22

Who’s plan was it to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington and continue onto Concord and seize the colonists’ stockpile of weapons?

Answer 22

Thomas Gage

Question 23

Thomas Gage was a

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British General

Question 24

helped Paul Revere warn the people of Charlestown that British were coming by sea.

Answer 24

Robert Newman

Question 25

What warned Charlestown that the British were coming by sea?

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two lanterns were hung in the Old North Church

Question 26

was a rider that made it to Concord to warn residents that the British were coming.

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Samuel Prescott

Question 27

T or F. The first shot of the war is known as the shot heard around the world.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

The first battles of the American Revolutionary War occurred at..

Answer 28

Lexington and Concord

Question 29

Fort Ticonderoga was important because it..

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could protect New York and New England from Britain, controlled waterways and held military supplies.

Question 30

T or F. Fort Ticonderoga was captured by Benedict Arnold, Ethan and the Green Mountain Boys.

Answer 30

True.

Question 31

T or F. The British won the battle after charging the hill three times.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Loyalist or Patriots.. sided with Great Britain, loyal to King George II

Answer 32

Loyalist

Question 33

Loyalist or Patriots.. supported the War of Independence from Britain.

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Patriots

Question 34

Loyalist or Patriots.. did not want a rebellion.

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Loyalist

Question 35

Loyalist or Patriots.. believed Britain would win, so it was better to side with Great Britain.

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Loyalist

Question 36

Loyalist or Patriots.. were determined to fight the British.

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Patriots

Question 37

was the commander of the militia during the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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William Prescott

Question 38

was the president of the Second Continental Congress

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John Hancock

Question 39

was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army

Answer 39

George Washington

Question 40

led the expedition that brought the military supplies from Fort Ticonderoga

Answer 40

Henry Knox

Question 41

wrote the Declaration of Independence

Answer 41

Thomas Jefferson

Question 42

presented a bold resolution to the Continental Congress that they should be free of Great Britain.

Answer 42

Richard Henry Lee

Question 43

wrote Common Sense

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Thomas Paine

Question 44

authorized printing of money, set up post offices and created Continental Army

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The Second Continental Congress

Question 45

a last ditch effort of the Second Continental Congress to make peace

Answer 45

The Olive Branch Petition

Question 46

George Washington moved cannons and troops to _______ surrounding the British which caused the British to leave Boston.

Answer 46

Dorchester Heights

Question 47

listed powerful reasons why Americans should be free of England.

Answer 47

Common Sense

Question 48

was put in charge of writing that Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress.

Answer 48

The Committee of Five

Question 49

T or F. The Committee of Five included John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman.

Answer 49

True

Question 50

influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence even though they were not involved in the Second Continental Congress.

Answer 50

John Locke and George Mason