American Revolution Review

How did the French & Indian War change the colonies?

• The colonists were able to trade with Indians
• The colonists united and worked together for the first time
• The colonists were able to settle west of the Appalachian mountains
• The colonists gained land

What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill
• Trenton
• Yorktown

True or False: The French were the Patriots' greatest ally during the American Revolution

• True
• False

What were American's called who supported independence?

• Tories
• Separatists
• Patriots
• Loyalists

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

• Redcoats
• Loyalists
• Neutrals
• Patriots

The ________________ dressed up like Mohawk Indians and dumped British tea in the Boston Harbor.

• Daughters of Liberty
• Sons of Liberty
• colonists
• loyalists

In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?

• Closed the Boston Harbor
• Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
• Held a seaside tea party
• Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors

Who commanded the Continental Army?

• Henry Knox
• John Hancock
• Benedict Arnold
• George Washington

Who won the French & Indian War?

• The French who wanted to increase its holding in North America.
• The Indians who wanted their land returned to them.
• The British who wanted to remain a world power.
• The Spanish who wanted revenge on the British.

Colonists opposed taxes from Great Britain because the--

• colonies had no representation in Parliament.
• taxes were too high.
• British people had no representation in Parliament.
• colonists wanted American Indians and French to pay all the taxes.