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American Revolution

Quiz by Ashlie Clayton

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  • Q1
    Why did England tax the colonists?
    because they believed they should pay more than people living in England.
    to pay for the French and Indian War
    to finance the king.
    to pay for expansion.
    30s
  • Q2
    Colonists resented the power of-
    Continental Congress
    loyalists
    colonial governors
    colonial legislatures
    30s
  • Q3
    Great Britain wanted strict control over
    proprietors
    colonial legislatures
    colonial governors
    Continental Congress
    30s
  • Q4
    Which is NOT one of John Locke's unalienable rights?
    liberty
    property
    life
    pursuit of happiness
    30s
  • Q5
    Why do we establish government?
    to protect our rights
    to make laws
    to elect leaders
    to keep order
    30s
  • Q6
    Where does government get its power?
    house of representatives
    the people
    senate
    the president
    30s
  • Q7
    What should you do if a government violates your rights?
    impeach your president
    nothing
    start a war
    alter or abolish it
    30s
  • Q8
    Author of Common Sense
    Thomas Paine
    John Locke
    Thomas Jefferson
    Paul Revere
    30s
  • Q9
    British General who surrendered at Yorktown
    Washington
    Howe
    Cornwallis
    Arnold
    30s
  • Q10
    Major author of the Declaration of Independence
    Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Paine
    John Locke
    Benjamin Franklin
    30s
  • Q11
    Helped frame the Declaration of Independence and helped gain support from France during the American Revolution
    Patrick Henry
    John Locke
    Thomas Jefferson
    Benjamin Franklin
    30s
  • Q12
    Former enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence
    Phyllis Wheatley
    Sojourner Truth
    Harriett Tubman
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    30s
  • Q13
    Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss issues with Great Britain and promote independence.
    House of Delegates
    First Continental Congress
    Second Continental Congress
    House of Burgesses
    30s
  • Q14
    First armed conflict of the Revolutionary War
    Saratoga
    Yorktown
    Lexington and Concord
    Bunker Hill
    30s
  • Q15
    Which 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

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