American Revolution Test Review

Front

Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?

Back

Publicly protesting and organizing boycotts

Front

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

Back

He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War.

Front

Why could the colonists not move West of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?

Back

To avoid conflicts with the Natives

Front

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
- What document is this from?

Back

Declaration of Independence

Front

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

Back

because they had no representatives in Parliament

Front

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

Back

The Intolerable Acts

Front

Which phrase became popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes? Options: “No taxation without representation”, “The rights of Englishmen”, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, “Give me liberty or give me death”

Back

“No taxation without representation”

Front

What was the Albany Plan?

Back

a plan to unite the colonies

Front

The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.

Back

Battle of Yorktown

Front

What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

Back

Lexington and Concord