STAAR Quiz #13

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson 
• Charles Cornwallis

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and our foreign minister to France during the American Revolution?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Charles Cornwalis

Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies?

• King Henry
• King Charles
• King George III

Who was a founder of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committees of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence, and organized the Boston Tea Party?

• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• Patrick Henry

Who was the member of the Sons of Liberty, Boston silversmith, created Boston Massacre engraving, rode to Lexington and Concord warning of the arrival of the British?
Famous Midnight Ride

• Paul Revere
• Samuel Adams
• Patrick Henry

What was the territorial acquisition which doubled the size of the U.S.?  Purchased for the Port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River.

• Gadsden Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase

What was the last piece of territory purchased from Mexico in 1853 completing the continental United States?

• Gadsden Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase

What colony was established by the Pilgrims and Puritans for religious freedom?

• Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Jamestown
• Virginia

Which colony was originally a Dutch colony wanted by the British because of economic promise and an excellent harbor?

• New York
• Texas
• Georgia

Which colony was established for debtors and as a buffer for the other colonies from the Spanish in Florida?

• New York
• Texas
• Georgia