Revolutionary War

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 that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Act
• Sugar Act
• Navigation Act

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

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Acts
• Stamp Act
• Sugar 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

How would you describe the winter at Valle Forge?

• Cold and challenging
• Hot and tropical
• Great food

The Declaration of Independence was written to formally declare to the people and to the King of England that the colonies were separating from England and they wanted to explain why.

• True
• False