Question 1

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

Accepted Answer

Patriot resistance group that organized against the British before the Revolutionary War.

Question 2

What did the Quartering Act require?

Accepted Answer

to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers stationed in the colonies.

Question 3

What started the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands.

Question 4

Why did the colonists reject the Albany Plan?

Accepted Answer

They wanted to control their own taxes and armies.

Question 5

Why did the British lose a lot of early battles?

Accepted Answer

Bad generals and poor battle strategies.

Question 6

What event was the key to the French defeat?

Accepted Answer

the capture of Quebec.

Question 7

Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

They did not think Britain should have the right to tax them.

Question 8

What did the Townshend Acts do?

Accepted Answer

Taxed products imported into the colonies.

Question 9

What were the demands of the 1st Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

The repeal of the Intolerable Acts, the colonies had the right to tax and govern themselves, the right to train militias, and to boycott British goods.

Question 10

What was the "shot heard around the world?"

Accepted Answer

the first shot of the American Revolution (at Lexington).

Question 11

Who fired the first shot of the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

No one knows.

Question 12

When was George Washington chosen as the Commander?

Accepted Answer

The Second Continental Congress.

Question 13

What event led up to the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

The Parliament passing the Tea Act.

Question 14

How did many colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?

Accepted Answer

They supported people of Boston with supplies and food, they met as the First Continental Congress.

Question 15

What was the Battle at Bunker Hill?

Accepted Answer

It was the first major battle, it proved that the Americans could fight bravely, and it showed that the British would not be an easy opponent to defeat.

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