The Revolution Begins

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What is a militia?

Multiple Choice

What did the British do to the colonists as a result of all of their protests?

• Punished them.

• Rewarded them with money.

• Allowed them to keep their land.

• Offered them free healthcare.

Multiple Choice

True or False

A fight between the British soldiers and the Massachusetts militia started the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

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The date May 20, 1775 appears on what 3 things in North Carolina

• The NC license plate

• The NC State Seal

• The NC State coin

• The NC State Flag

Multiple Choice

What document was the 1st to declare independence from Great Britain?

• Mecklenburg Resolves

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Multiple Choice

True or False:

A Patriot is a colonist who supported the American Revolution.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

A Loyalist was a colonist who was loyal to France.

• True

• False

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What are the 2 reasons that the Battle of Moore's Creek was important?

• It was the first important win for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War.

• It slowed the British's plan to capture and control the southern colonies.

• It stopped the British from burning the Mecklenburg Resolves.

• It stopped the British from stealing the colonists cannons.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The Halifax Resolves called for North Carolina to join the British and fight against the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What happened on April 12, 1776?

• Leaders from North Carolina signed the Halifax Resolves.

• The United States declared war on Mexico.

• The American Revolution began in New York.

• The Declaration of Independence was signed.

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Which Colony was the 1st colony to declare independence?

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

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How many colonies signed the Declaration of Independence?

Multiple Choice

What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• July 4, 1776

• April 23, 1775

• January 1, 1777

• October 31, 1778

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True or False

The Declaration of Independence declared that the colonies were independent states.

• True

• False

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The new North Carolina government gave the power to an assembly made up of what 2 parts?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The President

• The City Counsel

Multiple Choice

Who was North Carolina's first governor?

• Richard Caswell

• Thomas Burke

• James Iredell

• William Tryon

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Match the following

• Militia

• Revolution

• Patriot

• Loyalist

A volunteer army.

A sudden and complete change of government.

A colonist who supported the American Revolution.

A colonist who stayed loyal to the Britain.

• A volunteer army.

• A sudden and complete change of government.

• A colonist who supported the American Revolution.

• A colonist who stayed loyal to the Britain.

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Would you have been a Patriot or a Loyalist?

• Patriot

• Loyalist