Revolutionary War

What was the main reason people from England chose to move to the Colonies

• They wanted to move for fun
• They wanted religious freedom
• There was more tea in the Colonies
• They wanted the higher paying jobs that were there

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

Who were the colonial leaders making decisions during the Revolutionary War?

• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin
• Thomas Edison, John Deere, Abe Lincoln, George Washington
• Daniel Boone, Barach Obama, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betsy Ross

What was the most significant result for our country's history because the Colonies won the Revolutionary War?

• It resulted in our freedom and ability to govern ourselves
• We won a war
• Other counties were impressed by our winning a war
• George Washington would always be our President

The leader of England was

• George III
• John Hancock
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

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The American colonists felt that the English government made them...

• work too hard
• follow unfair laws
• buy too much teach
• buy too many clothes

What law made it very expensive for colonists to import molasses?

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Acts
• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act

What law placed high taxes on tea, cloth, and British goods?

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Acts
• Navigations Acts
• Stamp Act

After the Boston Tea Party...

• England did not tax the colonists
• King George surrendered
• King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts

After the battle at Bunker Hill, the Patriots learned...

• They had no chance at winning
• They were going to beat the British easily
• They may lose some battles, but could win the war
• They needed to surrender