Ch. 5- My World Social Studies (The American Revolution)

What was the main reason Parliament repealed the stamp act?

• Parliament had earned enough money from the tax to pay Great Britain's debts

• The Boston Tea Party scared the British

• Great Britain decided to grant the colonies freedom

• British business owners in the colonies complained to Parliament. The colonists' boycotts were working.

The Boston Massacre occurred while a group of colonists were arguing with British troops. Why were the colonists arguing with the troops?

• The colonists were angry because British troops were still in Boston

• The troops were yelling insults at the colonists

• The colonists were making fun of the bright green coats the troops wore

• British troops forced colonists to do heavy manual labor for them

How did the Second Continental Congress hope King George III would respond to the Olive Branch Petition?

• It hoped king would declare war on the colonies

• It hoped the king would grant the colonies independence

• It hoped the king would stop all trade between Great Britain and the colonies

• It hoped the king would work with the Congress to find a peaceful answer to the colonists complaints

Which statement is NOT true about Washington's winter at Valley Forge?

• By spring, Washington's men had become a serious army

• Hundreds of Washington's men died from disease, cold, and hunger

• Friedrich von Steuben taught Washington's officers to train their own men

• The British defeated his army in a surprise attack. Washington was forced to surrender

Which statement is NOT true about European allies of the colonies in the Revolutionary War?

• France supplied troops, supplies, and funds to the colonies

• Holland sent the Patriots arms and loaned them money

• Spain provided money and supplies, and attacked the British in the South

• Germany sent its large navy to help the colonies

Great Britain taxed the colonies to repay its debt. Why was Great Britain in debt?

• It owed France money because France sent soldiers to help the British control the colonists

• It had borrowed money to fight the French and Indian war

• It owed the colonists money for imports of raw materials

• It owed Spain money for building British ships

Which of the following was a key step taken by the First Continental Congress?

• It declared war on Great Britain

• It appointed George Washington king

• It issued the Declaration of Independence

• It voted to stop all trade with Great Britain until the Intolerable Act was repealed

What did the Declaration of Independence say the people had the right to do when government did not respect their rights?

• They had no rights in such case

• They had the right to attack British soldiers at any time

• They had the right to end the government and create a new one

• They had the right become a colony of another country

What did Abigail Adams ask her husband, John, to include in the Declaration of Independence?

• a law making Catholicism the state religion

• rights for women

• her design for the American flag

• a clause freeing all enslaved African Americans

How did James Armistead help win the last battle of the war at Yorktown, Virginia?

• He spied on British generals and gathered information to help win the battle

• He hid in a box and traveled to Yorktown, Virginia to help win the battle

• He gained his freedom and then helped to win the last battle

• He single handedly killed every British soldier to win the battle