Conflict in the Colonies

What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill
• Trenton
• Yorktown

What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to persuade England to end slavery in America
• to list reasons the colonies should be free from England
• to provide a plan for financing the American Revolution
• to convince the king to grant colonists more land

What were American's called who supported independence?

• Tories
• Separatists
• Patriots
• Loyalists

The Proclamation of 1763 restricted--

• colonists from moving back to Great Britain.
• the western movement of settlers past the Appalachian Mountains.
• the control of colonial legislatures.
• the amount of tea imported from Europe.

What group  met to organize and start colonial protests?

• Writs of Assistance
• Sons of Anarchy
• Sons of Liberty
• Liberty Ladies

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.

Paul Revere became famous as a patriot who--

• gained Spain's support for American independence.
• was a member of the Continental Congress.
• saved the lives of many patriots as a battlefield doctor.
• made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival in Lexington.

Who was the Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

• George Washington
• Lord Charles Cornwallis
• Patrick Henry
• Samuel Adams

In which event were colonists shot after taunting British soldiers?

• Lexington & Concord
• Boston Tea Party
• First Continental Congress
• Boston Massacre

Which of the following is NOT a cash crop found in the Southern colonies? 

• corn
• rice
• indigo
• tobacco