history unit 4 test review

During which event did the first fighting between redcoats and minutemen occur?

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Monmouth

• Battle of Bunker Hill

Who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, arguing that the time had come for American Independence?

• General Thomas Gage

• John Locke

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Paine

Which European country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary War?

• Italy

• France

• Germany

• Spain

Which event confirmed American independence and set the boundaries of the new nation?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Treaty of Paris

• The British surrender at Yorktown

In which incident did Crispus Attucks play a significant role?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Seizure of the Ship Liberty

Which of the following men helped to found the Sons of Liberty?

• George Washington

• King George lll

• Samuel Adams

• William Franklin

What did the Townshend Act bring about?

• direct taxes on legal documents

• indirect taxes on imported goods

• relief from taxes on tea

• the closing of Boston Harbor

How did the colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?

• housewives began to boycott British tea

• an angry mob in Boston harassed British soldiers

• assemblies in the colonies set up committees of correspondence

• the First Continental Congress drew up a declaration of colonial rights

Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adam

• Marquis de Lafayette

During the Revolutionary War, what did the Continental Army lack?

• Indian allies

• motivation to fight

• food and ammunition

• good military leadership