Question 1

Which decision was made by the 1st Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

Boycott all British goods

Answer

Write the Declaration of Independence

Answer

Send the Olive Branch Petition

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Throw tea into the Boston Harbor

Question 2

Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Sartoga

Answer

Yorktown

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Cowpens

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Lexington

Question 3

The "shot heard 'round the world" took place where?

Accepted Answer

Lexington & Concord

Answer

Kings Mountain

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Saratoga

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Yorktown

Question 4

Who did the 2nd Continental Congress put in charge of the army?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

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Andrew Jackson

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Thomas Jefferson

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Ulysses S. Grant

Question 5

What was the King's response to the Olive Branch Petition?

Accepted Answer

He said the colonists committed treason & sent troops

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He allowed for more self-government

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He gave the colonies their independence

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He repealed all of the taxes

Question 6

Who is credited with the Enlightenment ideas of "natural rights"?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

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George Washington

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Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Hobbes

Question 7

What ended the American Revolution

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris

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Treaty of Versailles

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Jay's Treaty

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Treaty of Ghent

Question 8

What are the 3 "natural rights"?

Accepted Answer

Life, Liberty, Property

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Assembly, Petition, Press

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Speech, Religion, Press

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Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

Question 9

Thomas Paine wrote what pamphlet encouraging independence?

Accepted Answer

Common Sense

Answer

Declaration of Independence

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Federalist Papers

Answer

The Liberator

Question 10

The Declaration of Independence can best be described as a...

Accepted Answer

List of grievances

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Collection of articles

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Accounts of positive experiences

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Letters from British officers

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