The Meaning of Liberty & The American Revolution Flashcards
The British East India Company had a monopoly on what?
a) The Tea Act (1773)
b) Monopoly on tea
b) Monopoly on tea
The ______ Act tax angered colonists because of
the unfair monopoly it created on tea
a) The Tea Act (1773)
b) Monopoly on tea
a) The Tea Act (1773)
Virginian who was the head of the Continental Army
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Paine
George Washington
Wrote Common Sense: Cause for independence
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Paine
b) Thomas Paine
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is part of who’s Natural Rights?
a) Jefferson’s Natural Rights
b) Minutemen
c) Hessians
a) Jefferson’s Natural Rights
Militiamen who ready to fight:
a) Jefferson’s Natural Rights
b) Minutemen
c) Hessians
b) Minutemen
German troops for hire (mercenaries):
a) Jefferson’s Natural Rights
b) Minutemen
c) Hessians
Hessians
The French & Indian War started when:
a) France invaded the 13 colonies.
b) Colonists moved west of the Appalachian Mts. into French and Native American territory.
b) Colonists moved west of the Appalachian Mts. into French and Native American territory.
The main “rebel” leader of the Sons of Liberty was:
a) Patrick Henry b) Samuel Adams
b) Samuel Adams
In 1765 and then again 1774, Parliament passed the ______, which demanded the colonists to house and supply British soldiers in Boston:
a) Stamp Act b) Quartering Act
b) Quartering Act
Colonists threw snowballs and rocks at British soldiers; soldiers fired shots into the crowd, killing 5 including Crispus Attucks. This event in 1770, becomes symbolic because of Paul Revere’s image and is known in history as the:
a) Boston Tea Party
b) Boston Massacre
b) Boston Massacre
In 1773, the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawks (Native-Americans) and threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, which in history is remembered as the:
a) Boston Tea Party b) Sons of Liberty Massacre
a) Boston Tea Party
The first shots of the war were fired at this Massachusetts town?
a) Lexington b) Long Island
a) Lexington
Why did the British troops march to Concord, in April of 1775?
a) To find and capture colonial rebel Paul Revere.
b) To seize the colonial arms and ammunition that was being stored there.
b) To seize the colonial arms and ammunition that was being stored there.
Which early battle of the American Revolution resulted as a loss for the colonial militia, but proved that they could fight bravely against the much larger and better-trained British forces.
a) The Battle of Brooklyn Heights b) the Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
b) the Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
The main author of the Declaration of Independence was:
a) Thomas Jefferson b) George Washington
a) Thomas Jefferson
The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to:
a) Demand freedom of speech, press and assembly.
b) Declaration of rights, list of grievances and reasons for the American Revolution.
b) Declaration of rights, list of grievances and reasons for the American Revolution.
- What is the name the famous battle that started on Christmas night, 1776, that General George Washington made the daring crossing of the Delaware River with 2,400 troops through blinding sleet and fog, then marched 9 miles to surprise the sleeping Hessians and British Redcoat soldiers?
a) The Battle of Trenton b) the Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
a) The Battle of Trenton
Because of the Battle of Saratoga:
a) The French massacred the Native Americans.
b) Convinced the French to ally themselves with the Americans.
b) Convinced the French to ally themselves with the Americans.
During the winter of 1777-1778 this conflict was not a battle with the British but rather a struggle to survive:
a) Valley Forge b) Yorktown
a) Valley Forge
The most important contribution made by Friedrich Baron von Steuben?
a) He taught the soldiers that their Generals did not have to speak good English.
b) He transformed the Continental Army into a well-disciplined army capable of fighting the British.
b) He transformed the Continental Army into a well-disciplined army capable of fighting the British.
King Louie XIV recognizes American independence and agrees to assist the revolution with:
a) Sends one of their more influential generals, General Marquis de Lafayette.
b) Establishes a naval blockade, not allowing for British ships to enter the war.
c) All of the above.
c) All of the above.
In 1781, what colony did the Battle of Yorktown occur?
a) Ohio b) Virginia
b) Virginia
Why was the Battle of Yorktown important?
a) It was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
b) It was the only battle of the war that happened in Ohio Valley.
a) It was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
