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Multiple Choice

Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Stamp Act

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There were ___________ original colonies.

• 11
• 13
• 10
• 50

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The Pilgrims and the Indians celebrated the first?

• Easter

• Christmas

• Halloween

• Thanksgiving

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Why was the First Continental Congress important?

• The colonies were ready for war.

• The colonies were beginning to act as one nation with common goals.

• The colonies were now free from control of Great Britain

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Who was George Grenville?

• A famous smuggler

• The British Prime Minister

• Leader of the Sons of Liberty

• A member of the House of Burgesses

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Who was Britain's first woman prime minister?

• Queen Victoria

• Margaret Thatcher

• Elizabeth Churchill

• Mother Theresa

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What political career did James Oglethorpe have in England?

• He was a King

• He was a Governor

• He was a member of Parliament

• He was a jester

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American colonists were not able to move west of the Appalachian Mountains by the ___?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaratory Acts

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Parliament authorized writs of assistance that….

• Let poorer colonists buy goods tax-free

• Allowed officials to search for smuggled goods

• Moved colonists’ trial to Britain

• Took away colonists right to vote

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The Sugar Act angered the colonists because __________

• They believed sugar should not be taxed

• It raised the tax on sugar

• They believed it violated their rights as English citizens

• It allowed the British to import their own molasses

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What group did Samuel Adams help start in order to protest the Stamp Act?

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of the American Revolution

• Continental Congress

• Federalists

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The Townshend Acts were different from the Stamp Act because....

• Townshend taxes were paid only on goods made in the colonies

• Townshend taxes were paid only on goods imported into the colonies

• Townshend taxes were only on goods sent from the colonies

Open Ended

What do people leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve?

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Which significant document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

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The only colony not to have a delegate at the first Continental Congress was ______.

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• New Hampshire

Open Ended

Who is the most famous reindeer of all?

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Only children who are Santa’s nice list get presents the rest get?

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Which person is most likely a Loyalist?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The British put the Coercive/Intolerable Acts in place to punish the colonists for?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The American Revolution

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Massacre