US1.6: American Revolution

What colony did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?

• South Carolina
• Georgia
• New York
• Massachusetts

Who was the British king during the Revolutionary War?

• Henry VIII
• James I
• Charles IV
• George III

Great Britain eventually recognized American independence by signing the –

• Stamp Act
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris
• Proclamation of 1763

When British soldiers fired upon the crowd during a protest, some protestors were killed. This was called -

• The Boston Tea Party
• The Boston Massacre
• The Surrender at Yorktown
• The Colonial Terror

Who was the Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

• George Washington
• Lord Cornwallis
• Patrick Henry
• Sam Adams

What happened at Yorktown, VA?

• The British won the Revolutionary War
• Boston Tea Party
• That marked the end of the Revolutionary War
• the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Colonists opposed taxes from Great Britain because the –

• colonies had no representation in Parliament
• taxes were not high enough
• British people had no representation in Parliament
• colonists wanted American Indians 16 17 and French to pay all the taxes

What European country sent troops to help the Americans fight the British?

• Denmark
• Italy
• France
• Switzerland

Paul Revere became famous as a patriot who –

• gained Spain’s support for American independence
• was a member of the Continental Congress
• saved the lives of many patriots as a battlefield doctor
• made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival in Lexington

What outspoken member of the House of Burgesses said, "Give me liberty or give me death" ?

• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin