Revolutionary Era

What law was passed that prohibited colonists from expanding west past the Appalachian Mountains?

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Boston Massacre

The British began imposing taxes on the colonists in 1765 to help pay for the expenses of fighting the

• French and Indian War

• Spanish Armada

• American Revolution

• Battle of Bunker Hill

Who often is considered the founder of the U.S. Navy?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Nathaniel Bacon

• John Paul Jones

Where were the first shots fired of the Revolutionary war?

• Saratoga

• Lexington

• Boston

• Trenton

A significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress in 1776 was?

• Signing the Treaty of Paris

• approving the Bill of Rights

• creating the U.S. Constitution

• writing the Declaration of Independence

Which of the following was a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Quartering of soldiers

• Closing of the Boston Harbor

• Ending religious toleration

• Disregarding freedom of speech

Where did General George Washington camp the Continental Army for training over the bitter winter of 1777-78?

• Delaware

• New York City

• Yorktown

• Valley Forge

What act was imposed in 1764?

• Quartering act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

Which act was imposed in 1765?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

Which act caused colonists to dress like Indians and dump tea in the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763