October 2nd- lesson and Quiz

​American Revolution

Multiple Choice

The British Parliament issued the Coercive (using force or threats) Acts after the Boston Tea Party. The Colonists called these Acts the _______________________ Acts.

• Intolerable (unable to be endured)

• Inconceivable (unable to be understood)

• Inexcusable (no excuse for)

• Incredibles (disney heroes)

Multiple Choice

The secret group that organized the Boston Tea Party protest was called the ...

• Sons of the Constitution
• Minutemen
• Sons of Liberty

Multiple Choice

Who was the King of England at the time of the American Revolution?

• King Henry VIII
• Queen Elizabeth
• Queen Clark
• King George III

Multiple Select

What facts are true about the Boston Tea Party? (Pick 3)

• The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans

• This act is an example of

  civil disobedience

• Occurred before battles at Lexington & Concord

• Occurred after battles of Lexington and Concord

Multiple Choice

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Live free or die

• All men are created equal

• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• No taxation with representation

Multiple Choice

What is the one quote that Patrick Henry is most remembered for?

• "If it be treason, make the most of it."

• "United we stand, divided we fall."

• "give me liberty or give me death."

Multiple Choice

The boundary of the Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement from expanding west of which geographic feature?

• Great Lakes

• Atlantic Ocean

• St. Lawrence River

• Appalachian Mountains

Labelling

Label the causes of the American Revolution in the order in which they occurred.

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Boston Massacre

Proclamation of 1763

Stamp Act

Boston Tea Party

Match

Match the following

• author of Common Sense who argued for declaring independence from Britain

• the principle author

  of the Declaration of Independence

• the top general of the Continental Army during the American Revolution

Thomas Paine

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

After the Boston Tea Party...

• England did not tax the colonists
• King George surrendered
• King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts

Multiple Choice

Great Britain used her colonies to make money and keep her economy healthy through a system that taxed imported items and by placing restrictions on trade. The system was called -

• mercantilism

• laissez-faire

• capitalism

• feudalism

Multiple Choice

Female Author whose writing supported the patriot cause. Wrote a history of the revolution.

• Mercy Otis Warren
• Martha Washington
• Abigail Adams
• Molly Pitcher

Multiple Choice

Unalienable Rights
*Life
*Liberty
*Pursuit of Happiness

The rights listed above were - 

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions.
• defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.
• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
• defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address.

Multiple Choice

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Guilford Courthouse

• Trenton

• Yorktown

• Lexington & Concord

Multiple Choice

In the Declaration of Independence, the term “unalienable right” refers to -

• the rights citizens of other countries have

• the right to freedom of religion

• rights people are born with that cannot be taken away (without due process)

• rights only people in Britain have if they maintain good standing with the King

British Advantages

● Britain maintained the

best navy in the world

● Britain had an

experienced, well-trained
army

● Britain was very wealthy

● Britain's population was

around 8 million

Patriot Advantages

● The Patriots fought on their own land

● The Patriots were fighting for their freedom

● The Patriots had George Washington as their leader

● Used Guerrilla Warfare
(ambushes, surprise raids)

Battle of Saratoga

October 7, 1777

● The battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the war because the colonists’ victory led to France becoming an ally [friend and supporter] of America.

● Marquis de Lafayette - French general who will assist the Continental Army (he was only 20 y/o

● Bernardo de Galvez led Spanish armies against the British near
the Mississippi River.

Marquis de Lafayette

Multiple Choice

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it

• brought France into the war as an American ally.
• ended General Burgoyne's career.
• liberated Georgia from British control.
• forced the British to leave Canada.

Winter at Valley Forge

● In December of 1777, George Washington and his troops camped at Valley Forge for the bitterly cold winter

● The army ran low on food, clothes, and shoes and many soldiers
deserted. Diseases like smallpox
spread through the camp.

● In early spring, General Washington appointed Baron von Steuben and
Marquis de Lafayette to help in
reorganizing and retraining his army

● At the end of the harsh winter, the soldiers were well-trained and ready to fight.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a hardship faced by the soldiers at Valley Forge?

• Lack of food
• Lack of good shelter
• Disease
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

French Aristocrat and leader in French and American Revolution. Became a major-general in the Continental Army and helped train soldiers at Valley Forge

• Bernanrdo de Galvez
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Haym Salomon 
• John Paul Jones

Fighting at Sea

● The British navy placed a blockade American ports so no supplies could come in or out

● Americans used privateers to sneak through blockades and even destroy British ships

• Served as a commander in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution

• Won a key victory against the British Navy during the American Revolution

• Considered the father of the U.S. Navy

Captain John Paul Jones

​"I have not yet begun to fight"

Multiple Choice

The British considered me a pirate, but winning battles at sea earned me the nickname “Father of the U.S. Navy”

• Thomas Paine
• John Adams
• John Paul Jones
• James Armistead

Labelling

Label the events of the American Revolution

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Battle of Saratoga 1777

Declaration of independence 1776

Valley Forge 1777

Treaty of Paris 1783