American Revolutionary War

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

The leader of England was

• George III
• John Hancock
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

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The Declaration of Independence was written to formally declare to the people and to the King of England that the colonies were separating from England and they wanted to explain why.

• True
• False

Where was the first shot fired?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Cowpens

• Battle of Charleston

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Crispus Attuks

• Phyllis Wheatley

• George Washington

Which battle was the turning point of the war for the Patriots?

• Battle of Cowpens

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Lexington & Concord

• Battle of Charleston

Why did the Americans win the Battle of Yorktown?

• General Cornwallis was tired of chasing the Continental Army

• General Washington surrounded the British on land, and the French navy blocked the bay

• The Patriots were able to fight the British on the open fields

• The Patriots had new uniforms

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• Abigail Adams

• Deborah Sampson

What law placed high taxes on tea, cloth, and British goods?

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Acts
• Navigations Acts
• Stamp Act

Why did many soldiers die during the encampment at Valley Forge?

• They died of disease, starvation, and/or freezing to death.

• The British attacked the fort.

• They didn't have time to build the fort.

• They were outnumbered by the British.