The American Revolution

Which battle was the turning point in the American Revolution?

• The Battle of Yorktown
• The Battle of Saratoga
• The Battle of Bunker Hill
• The Battle of Trenton

Which country started supporting the United States after the Battle of Saratoga?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• France
• Russia

What group did Samuel Adams organize for patriots who were upset about what the British were doing?

• Sons of Liberty
• Sons of Freedom
• Sons and Daughters of Liberty
• Tea Partiers

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The Treaty of Paris gave the newly formed United States all land east of which geographic landmark?

• The Appalachian Mountains
• The Ohio River
• The Mississippi River
• The Missouri River

What did the colonists call the acts Britain used to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party?

• The Tea Act
• The Intolerable Acts
• The Stamp Act
• The Punishing Acts

Where did the First and Second Continental Congresses meet?

• Philadelphia
• New York City
• Washington DC
• Boston

To whom was the Declaration of Independence addressed? 

• Lord Cornwallis
• King George III
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

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Near which city did most of the early "action" in the Revolution take place? 

• Philadelphia
• Boston
• Washington DC
• New York City

One of the first acts that Parliament issues was in 1765 and placed a tax on paper products. What act was it?

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Quartering Act
• Paper Act

Which happened first: The Boston Massacre or the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party