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DECLARING INDEPENDENCE QUIZ 6-4

Quiz by Paul Bachman

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  • Q1
    Where did the British retreat after Lexington and Concord?
    Fort Ticonderoga
    Vermont
    Boston
    Philadelphia
    30s
  • Q2
    What was captured along with the British Fort of Ticonderoga?
    slaves
    ammunition
    battle plans
    artillery
    30s
  • Q3
    Which hill did the British charge up in Boston at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
    Bunker Hill
    Charlestown Hill
    None of these
    Breeds Hill
    30s
  • Q4
    Why was the battle of Bunker Hill a victory for the colonists too?
    the British had huge losses of life
    George Washington rode in at the last minute and saved the day
    The Colonists refused to give up
    30s
  • Q5
    What did the colonists send to the King as a last attempt at peace?
    Quartering Act
    Declaration of Independence
    Food and Clothing
    Olive Branch Petition
    30s
  • Q6
    Why did the British army leave Boston?
    They were commanded to by the British General
    They were forced to leave after being defeated at Bunker Hill
    George Washington had heavy guns and a higher position to attack.
    They had many desertions after losing so many men
    30s
  • Q7
    What effect did Thomas Paine Pamphlet Common Sense have on the colonists?
    it convinced them to give up the idea of independence
    it had no effect
    it convinced them they should be Independent from great Britain.
    30s
  • Q8
    What did the Declaration of Independence state:
    reasons for colonists breaking with the British
    all of these
    if government doesn't protect rights they lose their right to govern
    people have rights that government cannot take away
    30s
  • Q9
    Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
    Benjamin Franklin
    Thomas Jefferson
    George Washington
    Thomas Paine
    30s

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