The American Revolution

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What military unit did the colonies organize to fight against Great Britain? Options: Redcoat Army, Colonial Army, Continental Congress, Continental Army

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Continental Army

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Who helped edit the Declaration of Independence? Options: Howe and Franklin, Washington and Adams, Hancock and Adams, Adams and Franklin

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Adams and Franklin

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Which act put a tax on all printed material within the colonies? Options: Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Declaratory Act

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Stamp Act

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Goods being imported to the colonies, like tea, glass, and lead were taxed by the

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Townshend Acts.

Front

Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants? Options: Sugar Act, Tea Act, Declaratory Act, Stamp Act

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Tea Act

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The Coercive Acts (also called the Intolerable Acts) were passed to..

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punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

Front

The first shots fired in the battle for America's independence took place at ____________________

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Lexington & Concord

Front

Who carried out the Boston Tea Party?

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Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans

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Which colony introduced a resolution at the Continental Congress that convinced the other delegates to consider the idea of independence? Options: New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia

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Virginia

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According to the Declaration of Independence, the newly independent United States, like all “free and independent states,” has the authority to: wage war and establish peace, house armies overseas in civilians’ homes, spy and share information, commandeer, or take over, ships at sea

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wage war and establish peace