American Revolution
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- Q1Why did England tax the colonists?because they believed they should pay more than people living in England.to pay for the French and Indian Warto finance the king.to pay for expansion.30s
- Q2Colonists resented the power of-Continental Congressloyalistscolonial governorscolonial legislatures30s
- Q3Great Britain wanted strict control overproprietorscolonial legislaturescolonial governorsContinental Congress30s
- Q4Which is NOT one of John Locke's unalienable rights?libertypropertylifepursuit of happiness30s
- Q5Why do we establish government?to protect our rightsto make lawsto elect leadersto keep order30s
- Q6Where does government get its power?house of representativesthe peoplesenatethe president30s
- Q7What should you do if a government violates your rights?impeach your presidentnothingstart a waralter or abolish it30s
- Q8Author of Common SenseThomas PaineJohn LockeThomas JeffersonPaul Revere30s
- Q9British General who surrendered at YorktownWashingtonHoweCornwallisArnold30s
- Q10Major author of the Declaration of IndependenceThomas JeffersonThomas PaineJohn LockeBenjamin Franklin30s
- Q11Helped frame the Declaration of Independence and helped gain support from France during the American RevolutionPatrick HenryJohn LockeThomas JeffersonBenjamin Franklin30s
- Q12Former enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American IndependencePhyllis WheatleySojourner TruthHarriett TubmanElizabeth Cady Stanton30s
- Q13Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss issues with Great Britain and promote independence.House of DelegatesFirst Continental CongressSecond Continental CongressHouse of Burgesses30s
- Q14First armed conflict of the Revolutionary WarSaratogaYorktownLexington and ConcordBunker Hill30s
- Q15Which is NOT true about the Second Continental Congress?They wrote the Constitution.They wrote the Declaration of Independence.They wrote the Articles of Confederation.They declared war on Great Britain.30s
- Q16First Major Battle of the American Revolution-Bunker HillSaratogaYorktownLexington and Concord30s
- Q17Turning Point of the American RevolutionBunker HillSaratogaYorktownLexington and Concord30s
- Q18Place where Cornwallis surrendered, marking the end of the war.Lexington and ConcordSaratogaBunker HillYorktown30s
- Q19Great Britain recognized American Independence with the-Declaration of IndependenceCommon SenseTreaty of VersaillesTreaty of Paris30s
- Q20Which was NOT a reason the colonists won the American Revolution?help from Francestrong leadershipbelief in principles (what they are fighting for)help from Hessians30s