American Revolution

Where did the first battles of the American Revolution take place?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Lexington and Concord

• Long Island

• Great Britain

Why did the British impose taxes on the colonists?

• they felt like it

• they felt the colonists should help pay for the French and Indian War

• they needed more money to buy ships

• they needed money to buy land

Which is NOT a reason why New York was an important location during the American revolution?

• it is centrally located

• it is large

• it is close to waterways

This was a tax on a all legal documents such as contracts, diplomas and birth certificates.

• Stamp Act of 1765

• French and Indian War

• Income Tax of 1776

• Tea Tax of 1773

What was New York's role in the French and Indian war?

• the Boston Tea party happened here

• it was where the Continental Congress took place

• many battles of the war were fought in New York

• it was where King George III lived

Who was Ethan Allen?

• a military leader who took over Fort Ticonderoga with the Green Mountain Boys

• the president of France during the American Revolution

• an American general that forced the British to surrender at the Battle of Saratoga

• the leader of the Culper Spy Ring

What did Thomas Jefferson write?

• The Parliamentary Tax of 1773

• The Continental Congress handbook

• The Stamp Act

• The Declaration of Independence

Who was a spy that helped get information about the British to George Washington?

• Anna Smith Strong

• Sybil Ludington

• Martha Washington

• Jane Dayton

What was General John Burgoyne's role in the American revolution?

• he was a famous slave

• he was a member of the Culper Spy Ring

• he was the British president

• he had a plan to capture NY but was defeated at the Battle of Sarotoga

Who was Joseph Brant?

• a Mohawk leader who supported the British against the Americans

• a British leader who lost the Battle of Saratoga

• the leader of the Continental Congress

• the leader who France support America during the war