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25 Cards in this Set
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Who was the King of England during the War of American Independence?
a. King George II b. King George III c. King Henry VIII |
b. King George III
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Virginian who said in a famous speech, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
a. Patrick Henry b. Paul Revere c. Thomas Jefferson |
a. Patrick Henry
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When British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists throwing rock-filled snowballs, the colony leaders named it the:
a. Boston Massacre b. Bunker Hill Massacre c. Boston Tea Party |
a. Boston Massacre
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The Second Continental Congress made what man the commander of the American army?
a. Patrick Henry b. General Gage c. George Washington |
c. George Washington
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The first huge battle of the war took place at:
a. Lexington and Concord b. Valley Forge c. Bunker Hill |
c. Bunker Hill
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Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
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1776
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Who had the largest, fanciest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
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John Hancock
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Who helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
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Benjamin Franklin, among others
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What did the "Act of Union" do?
a. It made Anne the queen of England b. It declared the North American colonies free from England c. It joined Scotland and Wales together with England d. It was the first of several tax acts passed by Parliament |
c. It joined Scotland and Wales with England (all 3 = Great Britain)
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Why did Parliament decide to pass laws to tax the colonists?
a. They needed money for the king's new palace b. They had spend large sums of money defending the colonies during the Seven Years' War c. They thought the colonists were becoming too wealthy from selling tobacco d. They needed money for a new Parliament building |
b. They spent large sums of money defending the colonies during the Seven Years' War (when France, Spain and England were fighting turf battles for control of the colonies)
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Which of the following were NOT taxed by the Stamp Act?
a. newspapers b. dice c. playing cards d. candles |
d. candles
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The War of American Independence began in the town of:
a. Yorktown b. Philadelphia c. Lexington d. Concord |
c. Lexington (Massachusetts)
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In his pamphlet, "Common Sense," Thomas Paine pleaded for Americans to:
a. break completely from England b. stop fighting and sign a treaty with England c. ask Germany for help in the war d. sign the Declaration of Independence |
a. break completely from England (Common Sense was written before the Declaration of Independence)
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Which country helped the Americans in their fight against Great Britain?
a. France b. Russia c. Germany d. Prussia |
a. France (with persuasion from Ben Franklin)
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In 1781, the British Commander Lord Cornwallis, surrendered at:
a. Yorktown b. Philadelphia c. Lexington d. Concord |
a. Yorktown
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True or False
The Sugar Act required the Americans to pay extra money for sugar and molasses |
true
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True or False
During the Boston Tea Party, the colonists paid a group of Indians to dump 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor |
false
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True or False
The British sent soldiers known as Minutemen to fight against the colonists |
false
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True or False
Paul Revere rode his horse up the East coast to warn the Americans that British soldiers were on the way to seize American weapons at Concord, Massachusetts. |
true
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Paul Revere's secret signal was "One if by land, two if by sea." Did he shine one lantern in the church tower, or two?
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One (the British were coming by land, not by sea)
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True or False
The Americans suffered a huge defeat at the Delaware River in 1776. |
false
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True or False
General George Washington and his troops spent a brutal winter camped at Valley Forge. |
true
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True or False
In 1783, the British signed an agreement giving the colonies independence. |
true
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What did the colonists mean when they said that their main grievance was "taxation without representation"?
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The colonists argued that British Parliament could not pass laws to force them to pay taxes because (according to British law), no British citizen could be forced to pay a tax unless his representative in Parliament agreed. But since there were no Americans in Parliament, the colonists did not have true representation.
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