American Revolution

American Revolution

8th Grade

12 Qs

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Stamp Act (1765)

Gives England a monopoly on a one particular good.

Representatives from across the colonies meet in Philadelphia to discuss their opposition to British Policy

Taxes on many imported goods.

Tax on all printed materials (wills, newspapers, playing cards, etc).

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770)

Series of laws passed by the British to control the colonists and punish them for the Boston Tea Party

Patriots taunt British soldiers. Soldiers panic and shoot 5 people.

Patriots protest British taxes by destroying a large quantity of a particular good.

A law created by King George to encourage colonists to stop smuggling goods.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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This American victory was the turning point in the American Revolutionary war and encouraged the French to join forces with them (the Americans).
(Turning point is a big change in a situation)

Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

At the end of the  American Revolution war, the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.  What was the most important thing that the American colonists gained from this agreement?

Americans gained their independence(freedom) from Great Britain
Americans decided to keep King George III as their leader
Americans decided to say that Great Britain won the war
Nothing was gained from the signed agreement

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?

Cornwallis surrendered, ending the war.
The warships were lost in a fierce storm.
Washington withdrew rather than risk his army.
Rochambeau's troops barely escaped alive.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which tax was imposed first?

Sugar
Tea
Quartering
Townshend

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."

Transportation
Relaxation
Representation
Sensation

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