Social Studies - The American Revolution

Question 1

to refuse to buy

Answer 1

boycott

Question 2

the act of working against one’s own government

Answer 2

treason

Question 3

a sudden change in people’s lives or government

Answer 3

revolution

Question 4

the act of speaking or acting for someone else

Answer 4

representation

Question 5

freedom to govern on one’s own

Answer 5

independence

Question 6

In what year did the French and Indian war start?

Answer 6

1754

Question 7

Did fighting in the colonies start before or after the Declaration of Independence was signed?

Answer 7

before

Question 8

What was the purpose of the Proclamation in 1763?

Answer 8

to end the fighting between the Indians and colonists

Question 9

Why did many colonist boycott British goods?

Answer 9

because all goods were taxed

Question 10

How did the Battle of Bunker Hill change Britain’s view of the colonists?

Answer 10

the British realized that fighting the colonists wouldn’t be as easy as they had thought.

Question 11

Where did the Battles of Lexington and Concord take place?

Answer 11

Massachusetts

Question 12

Who was chosen to be the commander in chief of the Continental Army?

Answer 12

George Washington

Question 13

What effects did the Committees of Correspondence have on communication between colonies?

Answer 13

helped speed communication by sending mail and writing letters

Question 14

What were some of the benefits of the colonies declaring independence?

Answer 14

to have freedom to govern themselves, liberty, and equality