America Revolution

How many colonies formed the United States of America?

• 14

• 12

• 13

• 18

The British had many advantages in the war, including ____.

• home field advantage

• support of the French

• men anxious to be in the army

• a strong navy and well-trained army

Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called

• Separatists

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

• Tories

• Patriots

• Separatists

• Loyalists

What happened at Valley Forge? Why are there monuments located there today?

• It was the location of the biggest battle of the Revolutionary War; It turned the tide of war to

  Americas favor despite being outnumbered

• Washington crossed the nearby river for a sneak attack on the British; it was the first great

  American victory

• It was a camp that Washington established in the winter months, conditions were bad and

  many were sick and some died

• It was the location of Final Battle of the Revolution and where the British signed the peace

  treaty

Who was king of England during the American Revolution?

• King Henry VIII

• George Washington

• King George III

• King Edward III

During the Boston Tea Party,

• colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.

• Native Americans threw tea at British troops.

• Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.

• the cost of tea was very expensive.

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

• by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

• by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

• by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

• by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?

• The Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them

• The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea

• The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies

• The French were never truly expelled and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent

A Patriot in North America in the 1770s would have MOST LIKELY supported which of these?

• supporting the "Coercive Acts"

• boycotting British-made goods

• remaining a part of Great Britain

• becoming a member of the "red coats"