EOC Review Thanksgiving

Common Sense, a pamphlet calling for the American Independence from England, was written by?

• Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Paine

He was the commander of the Continental Army?

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Alexander Hamilton

• Lord Cornwallis

What phrase exemplifies the American colonist attitude about the taxes being levied on them by the English parliament?

• "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"

• "No Taxation without Representation"

• "Be Excellent to Each Other"

• "I came, I saw, I conquered"

The French and Indian War was fought over control of what area?

• Missouri River Valley

• Mississippi River Valley

• Hudson River Valley

• Ohio River Valley

The proclamation of 1763 forbade?

• Colonists expanding north into Canada

• Colonists expanding south into Florida

• Colonists expanding west over the Appalachian Mountains

• Colonists expanding southeast into Louisiana

The Navigation Acts were meant to regulate the flow of goods and trade. What was an unintended result of the Navigation Acts?

• Smuggling

• Huge Profits

• More factories in the colonies

• Cotton farms in England

How strictly were English laws enforced in the Colonies before the French & Indian War?

• Very strictly - military rule

• Not strictly enforced - a great deal of leniency

• No laws were ever enforced in the colonies.

• Rigid enforcement leading to mass revolts?

Which act gave the East India Tea Company a monopoly?

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

This is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Lexington & Concord

Outcome of the French & Indian War?

• British Victory, France leaves, Big tax increase on colonies

• French Victory, Britain leaves, Big tax cut on colonies

• British Victory, Britain leaves, Colonist leave

• Indian Victory, France leaves, Colonist convert to being natives