Question 1

The Proclamation of 1763 made

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the colonists have to settle east of the Appalachians

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Spain expands land ownership

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Native Americans fight for the British

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Britain leaves America

Question 2

The advantages of the Proclamation of 1763 for the British were

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trade expansion and peace with the Native Americans

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paid war and ownership of all land

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gaining more artillery and Native American soldiers

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trade expansion and peace with the Spanish

Question 3

The British planned to pay for the French and Indian War by

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taxing the colonists

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fighting the Spanish

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trading with the Native Americans

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selling weapons

Question 4

The colonists tried to avoid paying for the taxes by

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all of the above

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making their own products

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protesting

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smuggling

Question 5

The Writs of Assistance was passed to

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allow British soldiers to search for smuggled goods

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provide soldiers with rooms and food

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give colonists aid

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pay for the war

Question 6

No Taxation Without Representation means

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the colonists felt they should not get taxed by Parliament because they didn't have a representative

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taxes have to be paid

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taxing is legal

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the British could do whatever they wanted

Question 7

The Stamp Act was a

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tax on printed goods

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tax on sugar

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tax on tea

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tax on imported goods

Question 8

The Sons of Liberty reacted to the Stamp Act by

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protesting and hanging/burning effigies

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raising the taxes

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paying the taxes

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protesting the colonists

Question 9

The Townsend Act

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taxed all imported goods

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taxed only paper

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ended the war

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taxed only sugar

Question 10

March 5, 1770 was the

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Boston Massacre

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signing of the Declaration of Independence

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end of the war

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first shot of the Revolution

Question 11

The first causality of the American Revolution  was

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Crispus Attucks

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Paul Revere

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John Adams

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William Prescott

Question 12

How did the colonists handle the Tea Act?

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They dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor

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they drank more tea

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they wanted war

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they warned others about the British

Question 13

To retaliate for the Boston Tea Party, Britain

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passed the Coercive Acts

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armed their soldiers

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left Boston

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passed another tax

Question 14

The first Continental Congress was made of ________delegates and met on ______________.

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55; September 1774

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200; March 1775

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55; October 1776

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125; July 1776

Question 15

The only state not part of the Continental Congress was

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Georgia

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Virginia

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Florida

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Massachusetts

Question 16

Who was sent to spread the word that the British were coming?

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Paul Revere and William Dawes

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John and Samuel Adams

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George Washington

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Santa Claus

Question 17

The first official shot of the American Revolution was fired in

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Lexington

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Gettysburg

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Virginia

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New York

Question 18

In Fort Ticonderoga,

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the British fort was captured by the Green Mountain Boys and Benedict Arnold

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Britain captured an American fort

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Britain won the war

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Benedict Arnold became a British spy

Question 19

Benedict Arnold was

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an American that became a British spy

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The king of Britain

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the first causality of the American Revolution

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a British commander

Question 20

Why did both the British and the Americans want Breed's Hill?

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You see all of Boston.

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the winner won the war

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it was closest to the mountains

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there were a lot of weapons stored there

Question 21

Who won Breed's Hill? Why?

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The British won because the colonists ran out of ammo

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Americans because the British surrendered

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The British because they were better soldiers

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Americans because they killed almost all the British generals

Question 22

Why was The Battle of Bunker Hill a turning point for the colonists?

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The Americans gained confidence that they could defeat the British.

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They took British hostages

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Native Americans joined their side

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They won

Question 23

The American Revolution was considered a civil war because

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it was fought between Americans that could be Loyalists or Patriots.

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Britain was fighting the Americans

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the Native Americans were fighting

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It was fought on American land

Question 24

What did the colonists do start governing themselves?

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They made their own money and established a Post Office

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established a police department

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Named a president

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started taxing the colonists

Question 25

The colonists last attempt to avoid was with British was the

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Olive  Branch Petition

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Sugar Act

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Townsend Act

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Declaration of Independence

Question 26

The writer of the Declaration of Independence was

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Thomas Jefferson

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George Washington

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Benjamin Franklin

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John Adams

Question 27

The Declaration of Independence was approved on

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July 4, 1776

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July 4, 1996

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July 1, 1776

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October 15, 1775

Question 28

What rights did the colonists ask for in the Declaration of Independence?

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life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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all the land they wanted

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freedom and taxes

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free tea

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