American Revolution Review

This event cost England and LOT of money, and made King George III decide to impose taxes on the colonists to help them pay for the costs.

• The Civil War
• Westward Expansion
• The French and Indian War
• The American Revolution

This person was the ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution

• George Washington
• Benedict Arnold
• King George II
• King George III

Which of the following was the slogan the colonists used to describe how they felt about laws and taxes being passed for them, without having a say in the decision?

• "It's so unfair, it's not our share"
• "The tax heard round the world"
• "Taxes schmaxes"
• "No taxation without representation"

These are basic human rights that cannot be taken away:

• Understandable Rights
• Unequal Rights
• Unalienable Rights
• Unbelievable Rights

Colonists who WANTED to FIGHT for independence were known as:

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Communists
• Minutemen

Colonists who did NOT want to rebel against England were called:

• Patriots
• Minutemen
• Loyalists
• Socialists

This was the name of the secret organization of colonists who wanted to rebel against the King, and they planned and executed the Boston Tea Party.

• Minutemen
• Loyalists
• Sons of Liberty
• Sons of Anarchy

The Patriots wanted to get away from the British form of government, which was a Monarchy, and form a _____________ instead.

• Anarchy
• Monastary
• Democracy
• Dictatorship

In 1774, delegates from all of the colonies except Georgia met to discuss the problems the colonies were having with England.  What was this meeting called?

• The First Continental Congress
• The Third Continental Congress
• The First Toga Party
• Sons of Liberty Bash

This man physically wrote the Declaration of Independence:

• King George III
• Benedict Arnold
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington